Evolutionarily new genes in humans with disease phenotypes reveal functional enrichment patterns shaped by adaptive innovation and sexual selection.
J. Chen, P. Landback, D. Arsala, A. Guzzetta, S. Xia, J. Atlas, D. Sosa, Y. Zhang, J. Cheng, B. Shen, M. Long
This study identifies evolutionarily new genes in humans with disease phenotypes, showing their enrichment in male reproductive diseases and adaptive traits like brain size and color vision.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2023Evolutionary Biology