Article
The North African maternal genetic diversity enriched by historical migrations: insights from a comprehensive analysis of complete mitogenomes.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 12 Mar 2026
Boumajdi Nasma, Bendani Houda, Belyamani Lahcen, Ibrahimi Azeddine
Abstract excerpt
North Africa has experienced significant gene flow throughout history, with Morocco occupying a strategic location at the crossroads of Africa and Europe. In this study, we compiled 869 complete mitogenome sequences from six North African populations to explore genetic diversity, haplogroup distributions, and phylogenetic relationships, with a specific emphasis on the Moroccan population. We obtained a high...
Topics
- Humans
- Haplotypes
- Phylogeny
- Genetic Variation
- North African People
- Genome, Mitochondrial
- Gene Flow
- Africa, Northern
- Human Migration
- Genetics, Population
- Morocco
- Female
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Maternal Inheritance