The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa.

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The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa.

Nature - 1 Jan 2024

Fortes-Lima Cesar A, Burgarella Concetta, Hammarén Rickard, Eriksson Anders, Vicente Mário, Jolly Cecile, Semo Armando, Gunnink Hilde, Pacchiarotti Sara, Mundeke Leon, Matonda Igor, Muluwa Joseph Koni, Coutros Peter, Nyambe Terry S, Cikomola Justin Cirhuza, Coetzee Vinet, de Castro Minique, Ebbesen Peter, Delanghe Joris, Stoneking Mark, Barham Lawrence, Lombard Marlize, Meyer Anja, Steyn Maryna, Malmström Helena, Rocha Jorge, Soodyall Himla, Pakendorf Brigitte, Bostoen Koen, Schlebusch Carina M

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The expansion of people speaking Bantu languages is the most dramatic demographic event in Late Holocene Africa and fundamentally reshaped the linguistic, cultural and biological landscape of the continent1-7. With a comprehensive genomic dataset, including newly generated data of modern-day and ancient DNA from previously unsampled regions in Africa, we contribute insights into this expansion that started...

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06770-6
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