The evolutionary history of human populations in Europe.

@article{Lazaridis2018TheEH,
  title={The evolutionary history of human populations in Europe.},
  author={Iosif Lazaridis},
  journal={Current opinion in genetics \& development},
  year={2018},
  volume={53},
  pages={
          21-27
        }
}
  • Iosif Lazaridis
  • Published 4 May 2018
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