Genetic study of population mixture and its role in human history
Contributors: Reich, David Emil; Patterson, Nick; Myers, Simon; Daly, Mark; Witzel, Michael; Sunyaev, Shamil
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Description: Mixture between populations is an evolutionary process that shapes genetic variation. Intermixing between groups of distinct ancestries creates mosaics of chromosomal segments inherited from multiple ancestral populations. Studying populations of mixed ancestry (admixed populations) is of special interest in population genetics as it not only provides insights into the history of admixed groups but also affords an opportunity to reconstruct the history of the ancestral populations, some of whom may no longer exist in unmixed form. Furthermore, it improves our understanding of the impact of population migrations and helps us discover links between genetic and phenotypic variation in structured populations.
Notes: Keywords: admixture, African mixture in West Eurasians, dating admixture, population history, Roma history, south asian history.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2013