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Complete mitochondrial sequences from Mesolithic Sardinia.
Scientific reports - 3 Mar 2017
Modi Alessandra, Tassi Francesca, Susca Roberta Rosa, Vai Stefania, Rizzi Ermanno, Bellis Gianluca De, Lugliè Carlo, Gonzalez Fortes Gloria, Lari Martina, Barbujani Guido, Caramelli David, Ghirotto Silvia
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the genetic prehistory of Sardinia because of the scarcity of pre-Neolithic human remains. From a genetic perspective, modern Sardinians are known as genetic outliers in Europe, showing unusually high levels of internal diversity and a close relationship to early European Neolithic farmers. However, how far this peculiar genetic structure extends and how it originated was to date impossible...
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