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The distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup H in southern Iberia indicates ancient human genetic exchanges along the western edge of the Mediterranean.
BMC genetics - 19 May 2017
Hernández Candela L, Dugoujon Jean M, Novelletto Andrea, Rodríguez Juan N, Cuesta Pedro, Calderón Rosario
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The structure of haplogroup H reveals significant differences between the western and eastern edges of the Mediterranean, as well as between the northern and southern regions. Human populations along the westernmost Mediterranean coasts, which were settled by individuals from two continents separated by a relatively narrow body of water, show the highest frequencies of mitochondrial haplogroup H....
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