Palaeogenomics: Mitogenomes and Migrations in Europe's Past

Martin B Richards; Pedro Soares; Antonio Torroni

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.044

Palaeogenomics: Mitogenomes and Migrations in Europe's Past

Curr Biol. 2016 Mar 21;26(6):R243-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.044.

Authors

Martin B Richards¹, Pedro Soares², Antonio Torroni³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, UK. Electronic address: m.b.richards@hud.ac.uk.
² CBMA (Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology), Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
³ Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "L. Spallanzani", Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 27003890
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.044

Abstract

The latest in a series of transformative studies of DNA from prehistoric Europeans focuses on mitochondrial DNA, bringing fresh surprises and filling in important details of the early stages of a European ancestry stretching back more than 40,000 years.

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MeSH terms

DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
Ethnicity
Europe
European Union
Humans
White People*

Substances

DNA, Mitochondrial