Human biology seeks to understand human variation and the biological, environmental, social, and historical influences on that variation. Views of the nature of both variation and environment have ...

Over 250 associations between phenotype and copy number variation were identified. New ties were revealed between certain genes and various traits, like height. For example, some carriers of very rare ...

Furthermore, because mutation is the ultimate source of all genetic variation, clarifying why mutation rates vary is crucial for understanding all areas of biology.

The move raised concerns about harmful mutations and genetic swamping — or loss of unique traits. However, a recent study co-authored by UCF Assistant Professor of Biology and Genomics and ...

However, very few studies have quantified biogeographic variation in dispersal, and I found that none of these studies simultaneously tested for covariation between dispersal traits and disease ...