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Fifteen millennia of human mitogenome evolution in Sicily.
Science advances - 14 Nov 2025
Tommasi Anna, Boscolo Agostini Rajiv, Villani Giacomo, Rambaldi Migliore Nicola, Vizzari Maria T, Cardinali Irene, Di Gerlando Rosalinda, Nicolini Valeria, Sorasio Gary, Santos Patrícia, Olivieri Anna, Perego Ugo A, Catalano Giulio, Volante Nicoletta, Sarti Lucia, Caramelli David, Sineo Luca, Lancioni Hovirag, Modi Alessandra, Ghirotto Silvia, Achilli Alessandro
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Sicily, situated at the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, has been a crossroads of people of different origins since the Paleolithic. To gain further insight into the genetic history of this island from a matrilineal viewpoint, we investigated 15 millennia of human mitogenome evolution. A unique Sicilian mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) dataset, represented by 116 ancient mitogenomes (including two newly sequenced)...
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