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mtDNA analysis of Nile River Valley populations: A genetic corridor or a barrier to migration?
American journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 1999
Krings M, Salem A E, Bauer K, Geisert H, Malek A K, Chaix L, Simon C, Welsby D, Di Rienzo A, Utermann G, Sajantila A, Pääbo S, Stoneking M
Abstract excerpt
To assess the extent to which the Nile River Valley has been a corridor for human migrations between Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa, we analyzed mtDNA variation in 224 individuals from various locations along the river. Sequences of the first hypervariable segment (HV1) of the mtDNA control region and a polymorphic HpaI site at position 3592 allowed us to designate each mtDNA as being of "northern" or "southern"...
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