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Genomic history of the Italian population recapitulates key evolutionary dynamics of both Continental and Southern Europeans.
BMC biology - 22 May 2020
Sazzini Marco, Abondio Paolo, Sarno Stefania, Gnecchi-Ruscone Guido Alberto, Ragno Matteo, Giuliani Cristina, De Fanti Sara, Ojeda-Granados Claudia, Boattini Alessio, Marquis Julien, Valsesia Armand, Carayol Jerome, Raymond Frederic, Pirazzini Chiara, Marasco Elena, Ferrarini Alberto, Xumerle Luciano, Collino Sebastiano, Mari Daniela, Arosio Beatrice, Monti Daniela, Passarino Giuseppe, D'Aquila Patrizia, Pettener Davide, Luiselli Donata, Castellani Gastone, Delledonne Massimo, Descombes Patrick, Franceschi Claudio, Garagnani Paolo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The cline of human genetic diversity observable across Europe is recapitulated at a micro-geographic scale by variation within the Italian population. Besides resulting from extensive gene flow, this might be ascribable also to local adaptations to diverse ecological contexts evolved by people who anciently spread along the Italian Peninsula. Dissecting the evolutionary history of the ancestors of...
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