Mitogenomes from two uncommon haplogroups mark late glacial/postglacial expansions from the near east and neolithic dispersals within Europe.

The current human mitochondrial (mtDNA) phylogeny does not equally represent all human populations but is biased in favour of representatives originally from north and central Europe. This especially affects the phylogeny of some uncommon West Eurasian haplogroups, including I and W, whose southern...

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Main Authors: Anna Olivieri, Maria Pala, Francesca Gandini, Baharak Hooshiar Kashani, Ugo A Perego, Scott R Woodward, Viola Grugni, Vincenza Battaglia, Ornella Semino, Alessandro Achilli, Martin B Richards, Antonio Torroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23936216/?tool=EBI