Extreme purifying selection against point mutations in the human genome
N. E. Dukler, M. R. Mughal, R. Ramani, Y.-F. Huang, A. Siepel
The paper introduces ExtRaINSIGHT to measure purifying selection in the human genome using whole genome sequences, finding ultraselection in specific regions and estimating lethal mutation rates.
bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2021Evolutionary Biology