Ancient Fennoscandian genomes reveal origin and spread of Siberian ancestry in Europe.
Nat Commun
; 9(1): 5018, 2018 11 27.
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ABSTRACT
European population history has been shaped by migrations of people, and their subsequent admixture. Recently, ancient DNA has brought new insights into European migration events linked to the advent of agriculture, and possibly to the spread of Indo-European languages. However, little is known about the ancient population history of north-eastern Europe, in particular about populations speaking Uralic languages, such as Finns and Saami. Here we analyse ancient genomic data from 11 individuals from Finland and north-western Russia. We show that the genetic makeup of northern Europe was shaped by migrations from Siberia that began at least 3500 years ago. This Siberian ancestry was subsequently admixed into many modern populations in the region, particularly into populations speaking Uralic languages today. Additionally, we show that ancestors of modern Saami inhabited a larger territory during the Iron Age, which adds to the historical and linguistic information about the population history of Finland.
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Colección:
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Genoma Humano
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Genealogía y Heráldica
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Commun
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania