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Complex patterns of genomic admixture within southern Africa.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Petersen Desiree C, Libiger Ondrej, Tindall Elizabeth A, Hardie Rae-Anne, Hannick Linda I, Glashoff Richard H, Mukerji Mitali, Fernandez Pedro, Haacke Wilfrid, Schork Nicholas J, Hayes Vanessa M
Abstract excerpt
Within-population genetic diversity is greatest within Africa, while between-population genetic diversity is directly proportional to geographic distance. The most divergent contemporary human populations include the click-speaking forager peoples of southern Africa, broadly defined as Khoesan. Both intra- (Bantu expansion) and inter-continental migration (European-driven colonization) have resulted in complex...
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