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2021-09-27

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Chromosome X-wide analysis of positive selection in human populations: common and private signals of selection and its impact on inactivated genes and enhancers

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https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.714491

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The ability of detecting adaptive (positive) selection in the genome has opened the possibility of understanding the genetic basis of population-specific adaptations genome-wide. Here, we present the analysis of recent selective sweeps, specifically in the X chromosome, in human populations from the third phase of the 1,000 Genomes Project using three different haplotype-based statistics. We describe instances of recent positive selection that fit the criteria of hard or soft sweeps, and detect a higher number of events among sub-Saharan Africans than non-Africans (Europe and East Asia). A global enrichment of neural-related processes is observed and numerous genes related to fertility appear among the top candidates, reflecting the importance of reproduction in human evolution. Commonalities with previously reported genes under positive selection are found, while particularly strong new signals are reported in specific populations or shared across different continental groups. We report an enrichment of signals in genes that escape X chromosome inactivation, which may contribute to the differentiation between sexes. We also provide evidence of a widespread presence of soft-sweep-like signatures across the chromosome and a global enrichment of highly scoring regions that overlap potential regulatory elements. Among these, enhancers-like signatures seem to present putative signals of positive selection which might be in concordance with selection in their target genes. Also, particularly strong signals appear in regulatory regions that show differential activities, which might point to population-specific regulatory adaptations.

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Genòmica, Cromosomes, Genètica de poblacions humanes

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Genomics, Chromosomes, Human population genetics

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VILLEGAS-MIRÓN, Pablo, ACOSTA, Sandra, NYE, Jessica, BERTRANPETIT, Jaume, LAAYOUNI, Hafid. Chromosome X-wide analysis of positive selection in human populations: common and private signals of selection and its impact on inactivated genes and enhancers. _Frontiers In Genetics_. 2021. Vol. 12. [consulta: 11 de abril de 2026]. ISSN: 1664-8021. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/221210]

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