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
2001
Mitochondrial DNA variation and biogeography of eastern gorillas
Jensen‐Seaman M, Kidd K. Mitochondrial DNA variation and biogeography of eastern gorillas. Molecular Ecology 2001, 10: 2241-2247. PMID: 11555266, DOI: 10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01365.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial DNA variationDNA variationEastern gorillasD-loop haplotypesFirst hypervariable segmentPopulation bottlenecksDistinct cladesGenetic diversityControl regionD-loopHypervariable segmentCladeLast Glacial MaximumGorillasForest reductionHaplotypesGlacial MaximumBiogeographyEast AfricaGlobal coolingDiversityMutationsLow levelsVariationFragmentation