Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans.
Henn BM, Gignoux CR, Jobin M, Granka JM, Macpherson JM, Kidd JM, Rodríguez-Botigué L, Ramachandran S, Hon L, Brisbin A, Lin AA, Underhill PA, Comas D, Kidd KK, Norman PJ, Parham P, Bustamante CD, Mountain JL, Feldman MW.
Henn BM, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Mar 29;108(13):5154-62. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1017511108. Epub 2011 Mar 7.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011.
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We analyzed geographic patterns of linkage disequilibrium and population differentiation, as measured by F(ST), in Africa. The observed patterns are consistent with an origin of modern humans in southern Africa rather than eastern Africa, as is generally assumed. ...
We analyzed geographic patterns of linkage disequilibrium and population differentiation, as measured by F(ST), in Africa. The observ …