Ancient tree-topologies and gene-flow processes among human lineages in Africa
Gwenna Breton, Per Sjödin, Panagiotis Zervakis, Romain Laurent, Alain Froment, Agnès E. Sjöstrand, Barry S. Hewlett, Luis Bruno Barreiro, George H. Perry, Himla Soodyall, Évelyne Heyer, Carina M. Schlebusch, Mattias Jakobsson, Paul Verdu
This study uses whole-genome sequencing and machine learning to reconstruct demographic history and gene-flow patterns among African populations, finding that tree-like histories with gene-flow pulses better explain genetic diversity than continuous gene-flow.
bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2024 · PreprintGenetics