Loss of balancing selection in the βS globin locus

• Glavni autori: Ishag Hani B (Autor), Khalil Eltahir AG (Autor), Elhassan Ibrahim M (Autor), Elzein Abeir M (Autor), Almugtaba Ibrahim A (Autor), Hussain Ayman A (Autor), Salih Niven A (Autor), Mohammed Hiba S (Autor), Kwiatkowski Dominic (Autor), Ibrahim Muntaser E (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Probably the best example of the rise and maintenance of balancing selection as an evolutionary trend is the role of S-haemoglobin (HbS - rs334) in protecting from malaria. Yet, the dynamics of such a process remains poorly understoo...