Population-scale inheritance analysis of 858,635 individuals reveals North Sea migration from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution
Xiaolei Zhang, Poul Holm, Aylwyn Scally, Karina Banasik, Laust Hvas Mortensen, Tomas W. Fitzgerald, David Westergaard, Piotr Jaroslaw Chmura, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Erik Sørensen, Ole Birger Pedersen, Michael Schwinn, Christian Erikstrup, Mie Topholm Bruun, Bitten Aagaard Jensen, , Ewan Birney
The paper uses genetic data from Denmark and Britain to infer historical North Sea migrations from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, identifying distinct population patterns and migration trends.
bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2025 · PreprintGenetics