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Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

Volume 19, 2018

Ancient Genomics of Modern Humans: The First Decade

Abstract

The first decade of ancient genomics has revolutionized the study of human prehistory and evolution. We review new insights based on prehistoric modern human genomes, including greatly increased resolution of the timing and structure of the out-of-Africa expansion, the diversification of present-day non-African populations, and the earliest expansions of those populations into Eurasia and America. Prehistoric genomes now document population transformations on every inhabited continent—in particular the effect of agricultural expansions in Africa, Europe, and Oceania—and record a history of natural selection that shapes present-day phenotypic diversity. Despite these advances, much remains unknown, in particular about the genomic histories of Asia (the most populous continent) and Africa (the continent that contains the most genetic diversity). Ancient genomes from these and other regions, integrated with a growing understanding of the genomic basis of human phenotypic diversity, will be in focus during the next decade of research in the field.

Keyword(s): adaptation, ancient DNA, Holocene, human origins, migration, paleogenomics
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Ancient Genomics of Modern Humans: The First Decade
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics 19, 381 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-genom-083117-021749
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