From one human genome to a complex tapestry of ancestry.

@article{Rotimi2021FromOH,
  title={From one human genome to a complex tapestry of ancestry.},
  author={Charles N. Rotimi and Adebowale A. Adeyemo},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2021},
  volume={590 7845},
  pages={
          220-221
        }
}
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