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Detecting genetic isolation in human populations: a study of European language minorities.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Capocasa Marco, Battaggia Cinzia, Anagnostou Paolo, Montinaro Francesco, Boschi Ilaria, Ferri Gianmarco, Alù Milena, Coia Valentina, Crivellaro Federica, Destro Bisol Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
The identification of isolation signatures is fundamental to better understand the genetic structure of human populations and to test the relations between cultural factors and genetic variation. However, with current approaches, it is not possible to distinguish between the consequences of long-term isolation and the effects of reduced sample size, selection and differential gene flow. To overcome these...
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