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Ancient Ethiopian genome reveals extensive Eurasian admixture throughout the African continent.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 13 Nov 2015
Gallego Llorente M, Jones E R, Eriksson A, Siska V, Arthur K W, Arthur J W, Curtis M C, Stock J T, Coltorti M, Pieruccini P, Stretton S, Brock F, Higham T, Park Y, Hofreiter M, Bradley D G, Bhak J, Pinhasi R, Manica A
Abstract excerpt
Characterizing genetic diversity in Africa is a crucial step for most analyses reconstructing the evolutionary history of anatomically modern humans. However, historic migrations from Eurasia into Africa have affected many contemporary populations, confounding inferences. Here, we present a 12.5× coverage ancient genome of an Ethiopian male ("Mota") who lived approximately 4500 years ago. We use this genome to...
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