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Single, rapid coastal settlement of Asia revealed by analysis of complete mitochondrial genomes.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 13 May 2005
Macaulay Vincent, Hill Catherine, Achilli Alessandro, Rengo Chiara, Clarke Douglas, Meehan William, Blackburn James, Semino Ornella, Scozzari Rosaria, Cruciani Fulvio, Taha Adi, Shaari Norazila Kassim, Raja Joseph Maripa, Ismail Patimah, Zainuddin Zafarina, Goodwin William, Bulbeck David, Bandelt Hans-Jürgen, Oppenheimer Stephen, Torroni Antonio, Richards Martin
Abstract excerpt
A recent dispersal of modern humans out of Africa is now widely accepted, but the routes taken across Eurasia are still disputed. We show that mitochondrial DNA variation in isolated "relict" populations in southeast Asia supports the view that there was only a single dispersal from Africa, most...
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