Signatures of positive selection in the cis-regulatory sequences of the human oxytocin receptor (OXTR) and arginine vasopressin receptor 1a (AVPR1A) genes

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Original languageEnglish
Article number85
Number of pages12
JournalBMC Evolutionary Biology
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 May 2015

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 106036 Population genetics
  • 301301 Human genetics

Keywords

  • Oxytocin receptor
  • Arginine vasopressin 1a receptor
  • Positive selection
  • Balancing selection
  • Genetic diversity
  • DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
  • AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
  • SOCIAL-BEHAVIOR
  • POPULATION-STRUCTURE
  • EMOTION RECOGNITION
  • FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
  • MENTAL-RETARDATION
  • ASSOCIATION
  • POLYMORPHISMS
  • DEPRESSION

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