The genetics of human migration: Tracing migrations through the genome

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  • David Comas Martínez Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.0.3088

Keywords:

genetic diversity, founder effect, genome, genetic gradient

Abstract

Various academic disciplines shed light on human migrations, helping us to reconstruct the past. Studying the genetic diversity of human populations today reveals past demographic and migratory events that have left an imprint on our genome. Armed with knowledge of migrations in prehistoric times, we can test hypotheses put forward in other scientific disciplines. Similarly, the distribution of genetic diversity in the future will largely depend on today’s extensive human migrations, facilitated by technological advances.

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Author Biography

David Comas Martínez, Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain).

Researcher at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC). Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain).

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Published

2015-04-16

How to Cite

Comas Martínez, D. (2015). The genetics of human migration: Tracing migrations through the genome. Metode Science Studies Journal, (5), 43–49. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.0.3088
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The light of science (2015)

Section

Itinerancy. Dispersal, migration, diaspora

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