Article
Genomic ancestry of North Africans supports back-to-Africa migrations.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Henn Brenna M, Botigué Laura R, Gravel Simon, Wang Wei, Brisbin Abra, Byrnes Jake K, Fadhlaoui-Zid Karima, Zalloua Pierre A, Moreno-Estrada Andres, Bertranpetit Jaume, Bustamante Carlos D, Comas David
Abstract excerpt
North African populations are distinct from sub-Saharan Africans based on cultural, linguistic, and phenotypic attributes; however, the time and the extent of genetic divergence between populations north and south of the Sahara remain poorly understood. Here, we interrogate the multilayered history of North Africa by characterizing the effect of hypothesized migrations from the Near East, Europe, and sub-Saharan...
Topics
- Africa South of the Sahara
- Africa, Northern
- Black People
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Egypt, Ancient
- Emigration and Immigration
- Europe
- Gene Flow
- Gene Pool
- Genetic Variation
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Haplotypes