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Early back-to-Africa migration into the Horn of Africa [1]

Genetic studies have identified substantial non-African admixture in the Horn of Africa (HOA). In the most recent genomic studies, this non-African ancestry has been attributed to admixture with Middle Eastern populations during the last few thousand years. However, mitochondrial and Y chromosome data are suggestive of earlier episodes of admixture. To investigate this further, we generated new genome-wide SNP data for a Yemeni population sample and merged these new data with published genome-wide genetic data from the HOA and a broad selection of surrounding populations. We used multidimensional scaling and ADMIXTURE methods in an exploratory data analysis to develop hypotheses on admixture and population structure in HOA populations. These analyses suggested that there might be distinct, differentiated African and non-African ancestries in the HOA.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2014
Jason A. Hodgson [2], Connie J. Mulligan [3], Ali Al-Meeri & et al [4]
PLoS Genetics [5]
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Tags:
Migration [6], Africa [7], Yemen [8], Life Science [9], Fossils [10]
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/yemen
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