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Population genomic analysis of ancient and modern genomes yields new insights into the genetic ancestry of the Tyrolean Iceman and the genetic structure of Europe.
PLoS genetics - 1 May 2014
Sikora Martin, Carpenter Meredith L, Moreno-Estrada Andres, Henn Brenna M, Underhill Peter A, Sánchez-Quinto Federico, Zara Ilenia, Pitzalis Maristella, Sidore Carlo, Busonero Fabio, Maschio Andrea, Angius Andrea, Jones Chris, Mendoza-Revilla Javier, Nekhrizov Georgi, Dimitrova Diana, Theodossiev Nikola, Harkins Timothy T, Keller Andreas, Maixner Frank, Zink Albert, Abecasis Goncalo, Sanna Serena, Cucca Francesco, Bustamante Carlos D
Abstract excerpt
Genome sequencing of the 5,300-year-old mummy of the Tyrolean Iceman, found in 1991 on a glacier near the border of Italy and Austria, has yielded new insights into his origin and relationship to modern European populations. A key finding of that study was an apparent recent common ancestry with...
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