Mutation rate switch inside Eurasian mitochondrial haplogroups: impact of selection and consequences for dating settlement in Europe.

Mutation rate switch inside Eurasian mitochondrial haplogroups: impact of selection and consequences for dating settlement in Europe.

R-lineage mitochondrial DNA represents over 90% of the European population and is significantly present all around the planet (North Africa, Asia, Oceania, and America). This lineage played a major role in migration "out of Africa" and colonization in Europe. In order to determine an accur...

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Main Authors: Denis Pierron, Ivan Chang, Amal Arachiche, Margit Heiske, Olivier Thomas, Marine Borlin, Erwan Pennarun, Pacal Murail, Didier Thoraval, Christophe Rocher, Thierry Letellier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3125290?pdf=render

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