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The genetic landscape of Mediterranean North African populations through complete mtDNA sequences.
Annals of human biology - 1 Feb 2018
Font-Porterias Neus, Solé-Morata Neus, Serra-Vidal Gerard, Bekada Asmahan, Fadhlaoui-Zid Karima, Zalloua Pierre, Calafell Francesc, Comas David
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genetic composition of human North African populations is an amalgam of different ancestral components coming from the Middle East, Europe, south-Saharan Africa and autochthonous to North Africa. This complex genetic pattern is the result of migrations and admixtures in the region since Palaeolithic times. AIMS: The objective of the present study is to refine knowledge of the population history of...
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