Genetic evidence on modern human origins.

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Genetic evidence on modern human origins.

Human biology - 1 Feb 1995

Rogers A R, Jorde L B

Abstract excerpt

A review of genetic evidence leads to the following conclusions concerning human population history: (1) Between 33,000 and 150,000 years ago the human population expanded from an initial size of perhaps 10,000 breeding individuals, reaching a size of at least 300,000. (2) Although the initial po...

Topics

Alleles
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Linkage
Genetics, Population
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Polymorphism, Genetic
Racial Groups

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