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*Some genes may have multiple new posts from the favored/against or male/female side of selection. Some selected traits may be inferred or its' genetic cause currently undiscovered or polygenic.
2) ABCC11 rs17822931 A allele - odorless sweat, dry earwax
POV: It is 1100 A.D. on an Indonesian island. You are a Bajau sea nomad who freedives for seafood. Your spleen is 15% larger than other locals due to a mutation in PDE10A gene. You can store more haemoglobin rich blood, letting you breathhold & dive longer. Local girls notice how much better you are at diving and hunting fish. You are about to experience natural selection cell.com/cell/fulltext/…