Molecular perspectives on the Bantu expansion: a synthesis
B Pakendorf, C de Filippo, K Bostoen - Language Dynamics and Change, 2011 - brill.com
The expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples over large parts of sub-Saharan Africa is still a
matter of debate—not only with respect to the propelling force behind it and the route (s) …
matter of debate—not only with respect to the propelling force behind it and the route (s) …
The ancestry of Brazilian mtDNA lineages
J Alves-Silva, M da Silva Santos… - The American Journal of …, 2000 - cell.com
We have analyzed 247 Brazilian mtDNAs for hypervariable segment (HVS)–I and selected
restriction fragment-length–polymorphism sites, to assess their ancestry in different …
restriction fragment-length–polymorphism sites, to assess their ancestry in different …
The making of the African mtDNA landscape
Africa presents the most complex genetic picture of any continent, with a time depth for
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages> 100,000 years. The most recent widespread …
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages> 100,000 years. The most recent widespread …
The African diaspora: mitochondrial DNA and the Atlantic slave trade
Between the 15th and 19th centuries ad, the Atlantic slave trade resulted in the forced
movement of∼ 13 million people from Africa, mainly to the Americas. Only∼ 11 million …
movement of∼ 13 million people from Africa, mainly to the Americas. Only∼ 11 million …
Phylogenetic star contraction applied to Asian and Papuan mtDNA evolution
P Forster, A Torroni, C Renfrew… - Molecular biology and …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
In the past decade, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of 826 representative East Asians and
Papuans has been typed by high-resolution (14-enzyme) restriction fragment length …
Papuans has been typed by high-resolution (14-enzyme) restriction fragment length …
Bringing together linguistic and genetic evidence to test the Bantu expansion
C De Filippo, K Bostoen… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The expansion of Bantu languages represents one of the most momentous events in the
history of Africa. While it is well accepted that Bantu languages spread from their homeland …
history of Africa. While it is well accepted that Bantu languages spread from their homeland …
Do the four clades of the mtDNA haplogroup L2 evolve at different rates?
A Torroni, C Rengo, V Guida, F Cruciani… - The American Journal of …, 2001 - cell.com
Forty-seven mtDNAs collected in the Dominican Republic and belonging to the African-
specific haplogroup L2 were studied by high-resolution RFLP and control-region sequence …
specific haplogroup L2 were studied by high-resolution RFLP and control-region sequence …
The first modern human dispersals across Africa
The emergence of more refined chronologies for climate change and archaeology in
prehistoric Africa, and for the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), now make it …
prehistoric Africa, and for the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), now make it …
Ancient mtDNA analysis and the origin of the Guanches
The prehistoric colonisation of the Canary Islands by the Guanches (native Canarians) woke
up great expectation about their origin, since the Europeans conquest of the Archipelago …
up great expectation about their origin, since the Europeans conquest of the Archipelago …
Variation of female and male lineages in sub-Saharan populations: the importance of sociocultural factors
In this paper, we present a study of genetic variation in sub-Saharan Africa, which is based
on published and unpublished data on fast-evolving (hypervariable region 1 of …
on published and unpublished data on fast-evolving (hypervariable region 1 of …