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Human–Chimp DNA Similarity: 99%, 95%, or 85%?
TL;DR The familiar claim that humans are about 99% chimpanzee is based on a real measurement, but it applies only to a narrow type of comparison.
 • Davide Piffer
Ten Myths About Human Genetics That Refuse to Die
What ancient DNA, polygenic traits, and recent evolution actually show
 • Davide Piffer
Finding a nation’s “Urheimat” with population-genetic tools
In a previous post, Genetic space and geographic space: how similar are they, really?, I showed that in Western Eurasia there is a surprisingly tight…
 • Davide Piffer
Light outside, dark inside
The strange evolution of eye pigmentation
 • Davide Piffer
Can we detect polygenic selection within Europe without being fooled by population structure?
Why would northern Europeans be genetically predisposed to a darker retina?
 • Davide Piffer
Genetic space and geographic space: how similar are they, really?
Geneticists routinely use principal component analysis (PCA) to detect population structure, and internet amateurs love plotting samples on PCA charts…
 • Davide Piffer
Genetic evidence for race differences in behaviour
A case study in brown bears, isolation, and domestication-like selection
 • Davide Piffer
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