Title |
The influence of habitats on female mobility in Central and Western Africa inferred from human mitochondrial variation
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Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-13-24 |
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Authors |
Valeria Montano, Veronica Marcari, Mariano Pavanello, Okorie Anyaele, David Comas, Giovanni Destro-Bisol, Chiara Batini |
Abstract |
When studying the genetic structure of human populations, the role of cultural factors may be difficult to ascertain due to a lack of formal models. Linguistic diversity is a typical example of such a situation. Patrilocality, on the other hand, can be integrated into a biological framework, allowing the formulation of explicit working hypotheses. The present study is based on the assumption that patrilocal traditions make the hypervariable region I of the mtDNA a valuable tool for the exploration of migratory dynamics, offering the opportunity to explore the relationships between genetic and linguistic diversity. We studied 85 Niger-Congo-speaking patrilocal populations that cover regions from Senegal to Central African Republic. A total of 4175 individuals were included in the study. |
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