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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Unraveling the complex maternal history of Southern African Khoisan populations
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume 153, No. 3, Year 2014
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The Khoisan populations of southern Africa are known to harbor some of the deepest-rooting lineages of human mtDNA; however, their relationships are as yet poorly understood. Here, we report the results of analyses of complete mtDNA genome sequences from nearly 700 individuals representing 26 populations of southern Africa who speak diverse Khoisan and Bantu languages. Our data reveal a multilayered history of the indigenous populations of southern Africa, who are likely to be the result of admixture of different genetic substrates, such as resident forager populations and pre-Bantu pastoralists from East Africa. We find high levels of genetic differentiation of the Khoisan populations, which can be explained by the effect of drift together with a partial uxorilocal/multilocal residence pattern. Furthermore, there is evidence of extensive contact, not only between geographically proximate groups, but also across wider areas. The results of this contact, which may have played a role in the diffusion of common cultural and linguistic features, are especially evident in the Khoisan populations of the central Kalahari. Am J Phys Anthropol 153:435-448, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Barbieri, Chiara
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Güldemann, Tom
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Naumann, Christfried
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Gerlach, Linda
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Berthold, Falko
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Nakagawa, Hirosi
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Mpoloka, Sununguko Wata
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Stoneking, Mark
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Pakendorf, Brigitte
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
France, Lyon
Maison Des Sciences de l' Homme Lyon St-étienne
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Citations: 76
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ajpa.22441
ISSN:
00029483
e-ISSN:
10968644
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Multi-countries