Use of Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA population structure in tracing human migrations

PA Underhill, T Kivisild - Annu. Rev. Genet., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Well-resolved molecular gene trees illustrate the concept of descent with modification and
exhibit the opposing processes of drift and migration, both of which influence population …

Out-of-Africa, the peopling of continents and islands: tracing uniparental gene trees across the map

S Oppenheimer - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Genetic relationships between human groups were first studied by comparisons of relative
allele frequency at multiple loci. Geographical study of detailed, highly resolved trees of …

Erasing ethnicity? Propaganda, nation building, and identity in Rwanda

A Blouin, SW Mukand - Journal of Political Economy, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
This paper examines whether propaganda broadcast over radio helped to change
interethnic attitudes in postgenocide Rwanda. We exploit variation in exposure to the …

[图书][B] First migrants: ancient migration in global perspective

P Bellwood - 2014 - books.google.com
The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal
throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological …

[图书][B] Skin: A natural history

NG Jablonski - 2006 - books.google.com
We expose it, cover it, paint it, tattoo it, scar it, and pierce it. Our intimate connection with the
world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This …

The phylogenetic and geographic structure of Y-chromosome haplogroup R1a

PA Underhill, GD Poznik, S Rootsi, M Järve… - European Journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
R1a-M420 is one of the most widely spread Y-chromosome haplogroups; however, its
substructure within Europe and Asia has remained poorly characterized. Using a panel of 16 …

Polarity and temporality of high-resolution y-chromosome distributions in India identify both indigenous and exogenous expansions and reveal minor genetic influence …

S Sengupta, LA Zhivotovsky, R King, SQ Mehdi… - The American Journal of …, 2006 - cell.com
Although considerable cultural impact on social hierarchy and language in South Asia is
attributable to the arrival of nomadic Central Asian pastoralists, genetic data (mitochondrial …

Separating the post-Glacial coancestry of European and Asian Y chromosomes within haplogroup R1a

PA Underhill, NM Myres, S Rootsi, M Metspalu… - European journal of …, 2010 - nature.com
Human Y-chromosome haplogroup structure is largely circumscribed by continental
boundaries. One notable exception to this general pattern is the young haplogroup R1a that …

Morphological variation of major human populations based on nonmetric dental traits

T Hanihara - American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The patterns of inter‐and intra‐regional variation among 12 major geographical groups from
around the world were investigated based on 15 nonmetric dental traits. The R‐matrix …

The mtDNA legacy of the Levantine early Upper Palaeolithic in Africa

A Olivieri, A Achilli, M Pala, V Battaglia, S Fornarino… - Science, 2006 - science.org
Sequencing of 81 entire human mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) belonging to haplogroups
M1 and U6 reveals that these predominantly North African clades arose in southwestern …