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Geographic patterns of mtDNA diversity in Europe.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Simoni L, Calafell F, Pettener D, Bertranpetit J, Barbujani G
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity in Europe has been interpreted as a reflection of phenomena occurring during the Paleolithic ( approximately 45,000 years before the present [BP]), Mesolithic ( approximately 18,000 years BP), and Neolithic ( approximately 10,000 years BP) periods. A crucial role of the Neolithic demographic transition is supported by the analysis of most nuclear loci, but the interpretation of mtDNA evidence is...
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