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Ancient DNA and the rewriting of human history: be sparing with Occam’s razor
Genome biology · 2016 · Vol. 17(1) · pp. 1–1
Marc Haber✉(Wellcome Sanger Institute)Massimo Mezzavilla(IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo)Yali Xue(Wellcome Sanger Institute)Chris Tyler‐Smith(Wellcome Sanger Institute)
Abstract
Ancient DNA research is revealing a human history far more complex than that inferred from parsimonious models based on modern DNA. Here, we review some of the key events in the peopling of the world in the light of the findings of work on ancient DNA.
Forensic and Genetic ResearchRace, Genetics, and SocietyArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesOccam's razorAncient DNABiologyHuman geneticsRewritingEvolutionary biologyoccamDNADNA sequencingGenetics
MeSH terms
DNAHumansSelection, GeneticHistory, AncientHuman Migration
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- Wellcome
- Wellcome Trust
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