Maternal Genetic Composition of a Medieval Population from a Hungarian-Slavic Contact Zone in Central Europe.
PLoS One
; 11(3): e0151206, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
The genetic composition of the medieval populations of Central Europe has been poorly investigated to date. In particular, the region of modern-day Slovakia is a blank spot in archaeogenetic research. This paper reports the study of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in ancient samples from the 9th-12th centuries originating from the cemeteries discovered in Nitra-Sindolka and Cakajovce, located in western Slovakia (Central Europe). This geographical region is interesting to study because its medieval multi-ethnic population lived in the so-called contact zone of the territory of the Great Moravian and later Hungarian state formations. We described 16 different mtDNA haplotypes in 19 individuals, which belong to the most widespread European mtDNA haplogroups H, J, T, U and R0. Using comparative statistical and population genetic analyses, we showed the differentiation of the European gene pool in the medieval period. We also demonstrated the heterogeneous genetic characteristics of the investigated population and its affinity to the populations of modern Europe.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Haplótipos
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DNA Mitocondrial
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Dinâmica Populacional
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Genética Médica
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Eslováquia