Evolution and demography of the great apes.

Authors :: Kuhlwilm M
de Manuel M
Nater A
Greminger MP
Krützen M
Marques-Bonet T
Source :: Current opinion in genetics & development [Curr Opin Genet Dev] 2016 Dec; Vol. 41, pp. 124-129. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Oct 04.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: The great apes are the closest living relatives of humans. Chimpanzees and bonobos group together with humans, while gorillas and orangutans are more divergent from humans. Here, we review insights into their evolution pertaining to the topology of species and subspecies and the reconstruction of their demography based on genome-wide variation. These advances have only become possible recently through next-generation sequencing technologies. Given the close relationship to humans, they provide an important evolutionary context for human genetics.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)