Comparing models on the genealogical relationships among Neandertal, Cro-Magnoid and modern Europeans by serial coalescent simulations

Heredity

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-225

  Belle, E M S ^a,b   Benazzo, A ^a   Ghirotto, S ^a   Colonna, V ^a   Barbujani, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Coalescent simulations; Gene genealogies; Mitochondrial DNA; Multiregional model; Out of Africa model

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALGORITHM; DEMOGRAPHY; FOSSIL RECORD; GENEALOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MUTATION; NEANDERTHAL; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENE FLOW; GENEALOGY; GENETICS; HISTORY; HOMINID; HUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; GENE FLOW; GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; PALEONTOLOGY;

EID: 60549090048     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2008.103     Document Type: Article

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