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Revisiting the African mtDNA landscape through complete mitochondrial genomes.
Communications biology - 3 Jun 2026
Lankheet Imke, Chowdhury Afifa, Tellgren-Roth Christian, Jolly Cécile, Soares André E R, de Navascués Miguel, Pacchiarotti Sara, Maselli Lorenzo, Kouarata Guy, Donzo Jean-Pierre, Coetzee Vinet, de Castro Minique, Ebbesen Peter, Priehodová Edita, Podgorná Eliška, Černý Viktor, Green Susanne T, Harena Pakou, Bakrobena Lebarama, Fomine Forka Leypey Mathew, Tolesa Zelalem GebreMariam, Mengesha Wendawek Abebe, de Jongh Michael, Soodyall Himla, Bostoen Koen, Barbieri Chiara, Larena Maximilian, Malmström Helena, Schlebusch Carina M
Abstract excerpt
Africa harbors the richest diversity of mitochondrial DNA lineages, reflecting its central role in human evolutionary history. Early studies of mtDNA variation provided the first genetic evidence for the African origin of modern humans. With complete mitochondrial genome sequencing, we can now reconstruct maternal lineages with high resolution, yet large parts of the continent remain underrepresented. Using a...
Topics
- Humans
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genome, Mitochondrial
- Haplotypes
- Genetic Variation
- Sub-Saharan African People
- Black People