Abstract
Several genes were duplicated during human evolution. It seems that one such duplication gave rise to a gene that may have helped to make human brains bigger and more adaptable than those of our ancestors.
MeSH terms
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Biological Evolution*
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Brain / anatomy & histology*
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Brain / metabolism*
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Evolution, Molecular
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Female
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GTPase-Activating Proteins / genetics*
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Gene Duplication / genetics
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Genes, Duplicate / genetics*
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Humans
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Hydatidiform Mole / genetics
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Male
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Pregnancy
Substances
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GTPase-Activating Proteins
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SRGAP2 protein, human