Strong selection during the last millennium for African ancestry in the admixed population of Madagascar

Strong selection during the last millennium for African ancestry in the admixed population of Madagascar

The population of Madagascar arose from admixture of Austronesian and Bantu genetic backgrounds. Analyzing local ancestry in genomes of 700 Malagasy, Pierron et al. identify signals of recent positive selection for African ancestry in a region on chromosome 1 with implications for physiology and dis...

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Main Authors: Denis Pierron, Margit Heiske, Harilanto Razafindrazaka, Veronica Pereda-loth, Jazmin Sanchez, Omar Alva, Amal Arachiche, Anne Boland, Robert Olaso, Jean-Francois Deleuze, Francois-Xavier Ricaut, Jean-Aimé Rakotoarisoa, Chantal Radimilahy, Mark Stoneking, Thierry Letellier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03342-5

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03342-5

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