Forensic and Genetic Research

The paper quantifies DNA mixture analysis accuracy across 244 human groups, finding higher false inclusion rates in groups with lower genetic diversity and more contributors.

The paper analyzes genetic ancestry of Afro-Puerto Ricans, revealing African origins similar to Lower Guinea and Bight of Biafra, and European origins similar to Iberian, Italian, and Basque populations.

The paper explains the sister repulsion phenomenon in Patterson's f-statistics by proposing a demographic model involving gene flow from an external source.

The paper uses genome analysis to trace the paternal origin of the Aba royal family in Hungary to East Eurasia, linking them to Mongolian ancestry and medieval Hungarian elites.

The paper introduces a statistic to detect population continuity and ghost admixture in ancient genomes by analyzing temporal drift and admixture effects.

This study analyzes ancient genomes from Inka ritual sites to assess genetic diversity and population dynamics in the Andes.

The paper examines how inconsistent mtDNA haplogroup nomenclature affects genetic data interpretation and proposes standardized secondary groupings to improve reproducibility and accuracy.

This study investigates the association between ancestral genetic components and complex traits in European biobanks, finding that these components contribute to trait variation and act as confounders.

This study evaluates the calibration and discriminatory power of probabilistic genotyping software in low likelihood ratio ranges using the PROVEDIt dataset.

This study evaluates the performance of qpAdm and f3-statistic in admixture inference under historical and ancient DNA conditions, showing limitations in resolving fine-scale hypotheses but potential for improvement with better f-statistic methods.

The paper presents paleogenomes of three Anatolian equids from the 1st millennium BCE, identifying them as the extinct European wild ass, E. hydruntinus, and revealing genetic relationships and diversity loss.

YHP predicts high-resolution Y-chromosome haplogroups from Y-STR data, enabling efficient male lineage analysis without requiring Y-SNP sequencing.

This study analyzes genetic data from Austronesian and Austroasiatic groups in Vietnam to determine whether language spread was due to demic or cultural diffusion, finding evidence of both.

This study analyzes the genetic profiles of Bronze Age metallurgical individuals to explore genetic heterogeneity and the spread of Siberian ancestry across Northern Eurasia.

The paper compares genetic and oral histories of four Indian populations, finding genetic similarity to other Indian groups but no evidence of additional non-local genetic sources.

This study benchmarks four kinship estimation tools for ancient genomes using simulated pedigrees and finds varying accuracy depending on the tool and SNP count.

DORA is an interactive tool that integrates and visualizes ancient human DNA data with metadata and other layers, enabling analysis of spatiotemporal population genomic data.

The paper reveals a previously unknown genomic lineage in present-day Blackfoot Confederacy individuals and their historic ancestors, showing divergence during the Late Pleistocene.

This study reanalyzes ancient and present-day Siberian genomes to trace the genetic history of Siberian ancestry and its connections to Native Americans and other populations.

The paper analyzes population genetics in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea using genome-wide data, revealing genetic structure, admixture events, and evidence of female-biased migration linked to the kuru epidemic.

This study evaluates how post-mortem damage and contamination affect imputation performance in ancient DNA, finding that ATLAS improves results for highly damaged genomes and contamination above 5% reduces accuracy.

This study analyzes ancient genomes from Bahrain to reveal population history and malaria adaptation, identifying the G6PD Mediterranean mutation's rise in frequency around 5-6 kya.

The paper describes the Allen Ancient DNA Resource (AADR), a curated compendium of ancient human genomes, and reports its growth to over 10,000 individuals with genome-wide data.

The paper uses next-generation sequencing to assess endogenous DNA preservation in ancient bones by correlating collagen residual ratios with mapping ratios in Jomon remains.

The paper proposes a northern migration route for modern humans into Eurasia and Australasia using phylogenetic analysis of genetic markers.

ancIBD identifies IBD segments in ancient DNA to detect relatives and migration patterns, revealing long-distance connections and Steppe ancestry spread in Europe.

This study analyzes ancient DNA from 204 individuals to show stable population structure in Europe despite high mobility during the historical period.

This study uses whole-genome sequencing of 9,850 Japanese samples to analyze genetic diversity, revealing population declines and natural selection linked to agriculture and food production.

This study uses whole-genome sequencing of Bantu-speakers from Angola and Mozambique to reveal complex dispersal patterns and interactions in sub-Saharan Africa, including admixture and heterogeneous population histories.

This study infers sociocultural stratification in admixed American populations using genomic data and a mating model with ancestry-related assortative mating and sex bias parameters.