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Landscape genetics and the genetic legacy of Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in the modern Caucasus.
Scientific reports - 9 Sept 2021
Gavashelishvili Alexander, Yanchukov Alexey, Tarkhnishvili David, Murtskhvaladze Marine, Akhvlediani Irakli, Kazancı Ceren
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This study clarifies the role of refugia and landscape permeability in the formation of the current genetic structure of peoples of the Caucasus. We report novel genome-wide data for modern individuals from the Caucasus, and analyze them together with available Paleolithic and Mesolithic individuals from Eurasia and Africa in order (1) to link the current and ancient genetic structures via landscape permeability,...
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