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Genetic legacy of ancient hunter-gatherer Jomon in Japanese populations.
Nature communications - 12 Nov 2024
Yamamoto Kenichi, Namba Shinichi, Sonehara Kyuto, Suzuki Ken, Sakaue Saori, Cooke Niall P, Higashiue Shinichi, Kobayashi Shuzo, Afuso Hisaaki, Matsuura Kosho, Mitsumoto Yojiro, Fujita Yasuhiko, Tokuda Torao, Matsuda Koichi, Gakuhari Takashi, Yamauchi Toshimasa, Kadowaki Takashi, Nakagome Shigeki, Okada Yukinori
Abstract excerpt
The tripartite ancestral structure is a recently proposed model for the genetic origin of modern Japanese, comprising indigenous Jomon hunter-gatherers and two additional continental ancestors from Northeast Asia and East Asia. To investigate the impact of the tripartite structure on genetic and phenotypic variation today, we conducted biobank-scale analyses by merging Biobank Japan (BBJ; n = 171,287) with...
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