2011
Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans
Henn BM, Gignoux CR, Jobin M, Granka JM, Macpherson JM, Kidd JM, Rodríguez-Botigué L, Ramachandran S, Hon L, Brisbin A, Lin AA, Underhill PA, Comas D, Kidd KK, Norman PJ, Parham P, Bustamante CD, Mountain JL, Feldman MW. Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 5154-5162. PMID: 21383195, PMCID: PMC3069156, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1017511108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHunter-gatherer populationsAfrican hunter-gatherer populationsModern humansGenome-wide linkage disequilibriumModern human populationsSex-biased migrationSevere population bottleneckLinkage disequilibriumSouthern African originHuman prehistoryAfrican populationsComplex historyPopulation differentiationPopulation bottlenecksGenetic diversityGenomic diversityEastern AfricaGenetic variationAfrican originPopulation todaySouthern AfricaGeographic patternsContinent of originAfricaSouth Africa
1996
A nuclear perspective on human evolution
Kidd K, Kidd J. A nuclear perspective on human evolution. 1996, 242-264. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511525643.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman diversity studiesHuman populationDNA sequence variationHuman evolutionAbsence of recombinationRecent human evolutionHuman genome diversityY-chromosome DNAPatterns of variationEvolutionary forcesExtant diversityVariety of speciesGenome diversityGenetic diversitySex chromosomesAutosomal DNAMitochondrial DNATaxonomic issuesGenomic diversityChromosome DNADiversity studiesEvolutionary factorsRecent ancestorSequence variationNuclear perspective