2011
Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans
Henn BM, Gignoux CR, Jobin M, Granka JM, Macpherson JM, Kidd JM, Rodríguez-Botigué L, Ramachandran S, Hon L, Brisbin A, Lin AA, Underhill PA, Comas D, Kidd KK, Norman PJ, Parham P, Bustamante CD, Mountain JL, Feldman MW. Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 5154-5162. PMID: 21383195, PMCID: PMC3069156, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1017511108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHunter-gatherer populationsAfrican hunter-gatherer populationsModern humansGenome-wide linkage disequilibriumModern human populationsSex-biased migrationSevere population bottleneckLinkage disequilibriumSouthern African originHuman prehistoryAfrican populationsComplex historyPopulation differentiationPopulation bottlenecksGenetic diversityGenomic diversityEastern AfricaGenetic variationAfrican originPopulation todaySouthern AfricaGeographic patternsContinent of originAfricaSouth Africa
1996
Minisatellite diversity supports a recent African origin for modern humans
Armour J, Anttinen T, May C, Vega E, Sajantila A, Kidd J, Kidd K, Bertranpetit J, Pääbo S, Jeffreys A. Minisatellite diversity supports a recent African origin for modern humans. Nature Genetics 1996, 13: 154-160. PMID: 8640220, DOI: 10.1038/ng0696-154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent African originNon-African populationsModern human diversityAllelic diversityMinisatellite diversityVariable lociAncestral relationshipsHuman chromosomesAllelic structureAfrican originGreat diversityDiversityHuman diversityAfrican chromosomesChromosomesAllele familiesLociModern humansDifferent populations
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