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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 - 29 Mar 2011
Henn Brenna M, Gignoux Christopher R, Jobin Matthew, Granka Julie M, Macpherson J M, Kidd Jeffrey M, Rodríguez-Botigué Laura, Ramachandran Sohini, Hon Lawrence, Brisbin Abra, Lin Alice A, Underhill Peter A, Comas David, Kidd Kenneth K, Norman Paul J, Parham Peter, Bustamante Carlos D, Mountain Joanna L, Feldman Marcus W
Abstract excerpt
Africa is inferred to be the continent of origin for all modern human populations, but the details of human prehistory and evolution in Africa remain largely obscure owing to the complex histories of hundreds of distinct populations. We present data for more than 580,000 SNPs for several hunter-gatherer populations: the Hadza and Sandawe of Tanzania, and the ≠Khomani Bushmen of South Africa, including speakers of...
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