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Mosaic maternal ancestry in the Great Lakes region of East Africa.
Human genetics - 1 Sept 2015
Gomes Verónica, Pala Maria, Salas Antonio, Álvarez-Iglesias Vanesa, Amorim António, Gómez-Carballa Alberto, Carracedo Ángel, Clarke Douglas J, Hill Catherine, Mormina Maru, Shaw Marie-Anne, Dunne David W, Pereira Rui, Pereira Vânia, Prata Maria João, Sánchez-Diz Paula, Rito Teresa, Soares Pedro, Gusmão Leonor, Richards Martin B
Abstract excerpt
The Great Lakes lie within a region of East Africa with very high human genetic diversity, home of many ethno-linguistic groups usually assumed to be the product of a small number of major dispersals. However, our knowledge of these dispersals relies primarily on the inferences of historical, linguistics and oral traditions, with attempts to match up the archaeological evidence where possible. This is an obvious...
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