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Bayesian coalescent inference of major human mtDNA haplogroup expansions in Africa
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Summary: Past population size can be estimated from modern genetic diversity using coalescent theory. Estimates of ancestral human population dynamics in Africa can tell us about the timing and nature of our first steps towards colonizing the globe. Here we combine Bayesian coalescent inference with a dataset of 224 complete human mtDNA sequences to establish effective population size through time for each of the four major African mtDNA haplogroups (L0-L3). We find evidence of three distinct...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Royal Society Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Journal website
- Volume:
- 276
- Issue:
- 1655
- Pages:
- 367-373
- Publication date:
- 2009-01-01
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1471-2954
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- English
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- ora:2799
- Deposit date:
- 2009-05-22
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- Copyright holder:
- Quentin D Atkinson, Russell D Gray and Alexei J Drummond
- Copyright date:
- 2008
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- Citation: Atkinson, Q. D., Gray, R. D. & Drummond, A. J. (2009). 'Bayesian coalescent inference of major human mtDNA haplogroup expansions in Africa', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276(1655), 367-373. [Available at http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org]. N. B. The full-text of this article is not currently available in ORA, but you may be able to access the article by clicking on 'Resolve this DOI' or via the publisher copy link on this record page.
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