A question of scale: Human migrations writ large and small

BMC Biology

Commentary

Michael F Hammer¹  Murray P Cox² 

[1] ARL Division of Biotechnology, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ, USA;Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, and the Bio-Protection Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand;

关键词: Gene Flow;    Migration Rate;    Modern Human;    Silk Road;    Human Mobility;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1741-7007-8-98

 received in 2010-04-19, accepted in 2010-07-13,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Several recent papers illustrate the importance of migration and gene flow in molding the patterns of genetic variation observed in humans today. We place the varied demographic processes covered by these terms into a more general framework, and discuss some of the challenges facing attempts to reconstruct past human mobility and determine its influence on our genetic heritage.See research articles: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/15 and http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/18

【 授权许可】

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© Cox and Hammer; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010