Whole-genome sequencing for an enhanced understanding of genetic variation among South Africans
African populations show a high level of genetic diversity and extensive regional admixture. Here, the authors sequence the whole genomes of 24 South African individuals of different ethnolinguistic origin and find substantive genomic divergence between two southeastern Bantu-speaking groups.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00663-9 |