Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans
- M. Raghavan, Pontus Skoglund, E. Willerslev
- BiologyNature
- 2 January 2014
The findings reveal that western Eurasian genetic signatures in modern-day Native Americans derive not only from post-Columbian admixture, as commonly thought, but also from a mixed ancestry of the First Americans.
Ancient human genome sequence of an extinct Palaeo-Eskimo
- M. Rasmussen, Yingrui Li, E. Willerslev
- BiologyNature
- 11 February 2010
This genome sequence of an ancient human obtained from ∼4,000-year-old permafrost-preserved hair provides evidence for a migration from Siberia into the New World some 5,500 years ago, independent of that giving rise to the modern Native Americans and Inuit.
Origins and Genetic Legacy of Neolithic Farmers and Hunter-Gatherers in Europe
- Pontus Skoglund, H. Malmström, M. Jakobsson
- HistoryScience
- 27 April 2012
The results suggest that migration from southern Europe catalyzed the spread of agriculture and that admixture in the wake of this expansion eventually shaped the genomic landscape of modern-day Europe.
Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse
- L. Orlando, A. Ginolhac, E. Willerslev
- BiologyNature
- 4 July 2013
Thealyses suggest that the Equus lineage giving rise to all contemporary horses, zebras and donkeys originated 4.0–4.5 million years before present, twice the conventionally accepted time to the most recent common ancestor of the genus Equus, and supports the contention that Przewalski's horses represent the last surviving wild horse population.
Genomic evidence for the Pleistocene and recent population history of Native Americans
- M. Raghavan, Matthias Steinrücken, E. Willerslev
- HistoryScience
- 21 August 2015
The results suggest that there has been gene flow between some Native Americans from both North and South America and groups related to East Asians and Australo-Melanesians, the latter possibly through an East Asian route that might have included ancestors of modern Aleutian Islanders.
Genomic Diversity and Admixture Differs for Stone-Age Scandinavian Foragers and Farmers
- Pontus Skoglund, H. Malmström, M. Jakobsson
- BiologyScience
- 16 May 2014
Hunters and Farmers The Neolithic period in Europe saw the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to farming. Previous genetic analyses have suggested that hunter-gatherers were replaced by…
Clovis Age Western Stemmed Projectile Points and Human Coprolites at the Paisley Caves
- D. Jenkins, L. Davis, E. Willerslev
- BiologyScience
- 13 July 2012
The Paisley Caves in Oregon record the oldest directly dated human remains (DNA) in the Western Hemisphere and “Blind testing” analysis of coprolites by an independent laboratory confirms the presence of human DNA in specimens of pre-Clovis age.
The genetic prehistory of the New World Arctic
- M. Raghavan, Michael Degiorgio, E. Willerslev
- GeographyScience
- 29 August 2014
The long-term genetic continuity of the Paleo-Eskimos gene pool and lack of evidence of Native American admixture suggest that the Saqqaq and Dorset people were largely living in genetic isolation after entering the New World.
True single-molecule DNA sequencing of a pleistocene horse bone.
- L. Orlando, A. Ginolhac, E. Willerslev
- BiologyGenome Research
- 1 October 2011
The first "true single molecule sequencing" of ancient DNA is reported, suggesting that paleogenomes could be sequenced in an unprecedented manner by combining current second- and third-generation sequencing approaches.
Mitochondrial Phylogenomics of Modern and Ancient Equids
- Julia T. Vilstrup, Andaine Seguin-Orlando, L. Orlando
- BiologyPLoS ONE
- 20 February 2013
Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood phylogenetic inference confirms that zebras are monophyletic within the genus Equus, and the Plains and Grevy’sZebras form a well-supported monophyletsic group, and additional mitochondrial genome sequence data is required before revisiting the exact timing of the lineage radiation leading up to modern equids.
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