The Role of Recent Admixture in Forming the Contemporary West Eurasian Genomic Landscape.

ABSTRACT: Over the past few years, studies of DNA isolated from human fossils and archaeological remains have generated considerable novel insight into the history of our species. Several landmark papers have described the genomes of ancient humans across West Eurasia, demonstrating the presence of large-scale, dynamic population movements over the last 10,000 years, such that ancestry across present-day populations is likely to be a mixture of several ancient groups [1-7]. While these efforts are bringing the details of West Eurasian prehistory into increasing focus, studies aimed at understanding the processes behind the generation of the current West Eurasian genetic landscape have been limited by the number of populations sampled or have been either too regional or global in their outlook [8-11]

SUBMITTER: Busby GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4714572 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature