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Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans.

  • Lazaridis I 1] Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. [2] Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
  • Patterson N Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
  • Mittnik A Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, Germany.
  • Renaud G Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany.
  • Mallick S 1] Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. [2] Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
  • Kirsanow K Institute of Anthropology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz D-55128, Germany.
  • Sudmant PH Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
  • Schraiber JG 1] Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. [2] Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3140, USA.
  • Castellano S Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany.
  • Lipson M Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
  • Berger B 1] Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA. [2] Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
  • Economou C Archaeological Research Laboratory, Stockholm University, 114 18, Sweden.
  • Bollongino R Institute of Anthropology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz D-55128, Germany.
  • Fu Q 1] Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. [2] Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany. [3] Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, IVPP, CAS, Beijing 100049, China.
  • Bos KI Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, Germany.
  • Nordenfelt S 1] Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. [2] Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
  • Li H 1] Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. [2] Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
  • de Filippo C Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany.
  • Prüfer K Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany.
  • Sawyer S Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany.
  • Posth C Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, Germany.
  • Haak W Australian Centre for Ancient DNA and Environment Institute, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
  • Hallgren F The Cultural Heritage Foundation, Västerås 722 12, Sweden.
  • Fornander E The Cultural Heritage Foundation, Västerås 722 12, Sweden.
  • Rohland N 1] Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. [2] Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
  • Delsate D 1] National Museum of Natural History, L-2160, Luxembourg. [2] National Center of Archaeological Research, National Museum of History and Art, L-2345, Luxembourg.
  • Francken M Department of Paleoanthropology, Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment, University of Tübingen, Tübingen D-72070, Germany.
  • Guinet JM National Museum of Natural History, L-2160, Luxembourg.
  • Wahl J State Office for Cultural Heritage Management Baden-Württemberg, Osteology, Konstanz D-78467, Germany.
  • Ayodo G Center for Global Health and Child Development, Kisumu 40100, Kenya.
  • Babiker HA 1] Institutes of Evolution, Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK. [2] Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Alkhod, Muscat 123, Oman.
  • Bailliet G Laboratorio de Genética Molecular Poblacional, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE), CCT-CONICET &CICPBA, La Plata, B1906APO, Argentina.
  • Balanovska E Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow 115478, Russia.
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  • Barrantes R Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 2060, Costa Rica.
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  • Ben-Ami H Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 31096, Israel.
  • Bene J Department of Medical Genetics and Szentagothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs H-7624, Hungary.
  • Berrada F Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI), School of Science and Engineering, Ifrane 53000, Morocco.
  • Bravi CM Laboratorio de Genética Molecular Poblacional, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE), CCT-CONICET &CICPBA, La Plata, B1906APO, Argentina.
  • Brisighelli F Forensic Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Legal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy.
  • Busby GB 1] Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. [2] Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
  • Cali F Laboratorio di Genetica Molecolare, IRCCS Associazione Oasi Maria SS, Troina 94018, Italy.
  • Churnosov M Belgorod State University, Belgorod 308015, Russia.
  • Cole DE Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L5, Canada.
  • Corach D Servicio de Huellas Digitales Genéticas, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1113 CABA, Argentina.
  • Damba L Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
  • van Driem G Institute of Linguistics, University of Bern, Bern CH-3012, Switzerland.
  • Dryomov S Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
  • Dugoujon JM Anthropologie Moléculaire et Imagerie de Synthèse, CNRS UMR 5288, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Toulouse 31000, France.
  • Fedorova SA North-Eastern Federal University and Yakut Research Center of Complex Medical Problems, Yakutsk 677013, Russia.
  • Gallego Romero I Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
  • Gubina M Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
  • Hammer M ARL Division of Biotechnology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
  • Henn BM Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA.
  • Hervig T Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen 5021, Norway.
  • Hodoglugil U NextBio, Illumina, Santa Clara, California 95050, USA.
  • Jha AR Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
  • Karachanak-Yankova S Department of Medical Genetics, National Human Genome Center, Medical University Sofia, Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.
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  • Khusnutdinova E 1] Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa 450054, Russia. [2] Department of Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Bashkir State University, Ufa 450074, Russia.
  • Kittles R College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA.
  • Kivisild T Division of Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QH, UK.
  • Klitz W Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3140, USA.
  • Kučinskas V Department of Human and Medical Genetics, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-08661, Lithuania.
  • Kushniarevich A Estonian Biocentre, Evolutionary Biology group, Tartu, 51010, Estonia.
  • Laredj L Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch 67404, France.
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  • Mahley RW Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California 94158, USA.
  • Melegh B Department of Medical Genetics and Szentagothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs H-7624, Hungary.
  • Metspalu E Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
  • Molina J Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.
  • Mountain J Research Department, 23andMe, Mountain View, California 94043, USA.
  • Näkkäläjärvi K Cultural Anthropology Program, University of Oulu, Oulu 90014, Finland.
  • Nesheva D Department of Medical Genetics, National Human Genome Center, Medical University Sofia, Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.
  • Nyambo T Department of Biochemistry, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam 65001, Tanzania.
  • Osipova L Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
  • Parik J Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
  • Platonov F Research Institute of Health, North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk 677000, Russia.
  • Posukh O Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
  • Romano V Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università di Palermo, Palermo 90128, Italy.
  • Rothhammer F 1] Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1000000, Chile. [2] Programa de Genética Humana ICBM Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile. [3] Centro de Investigaciones del Hombre en el Desierto, Arica 1000000, Chile.
  • Rudan I Centre for Population Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.
  • Ruizbakiev R 1] Institute of Immunology, Academy of Science, Tashkent 70000, Uzbekistan. [2].
  • Sahakyan H 1] Estonian Biocentre, Evolutionary Biology group, Tartu, 51010, Estonia. [2] Laboratory of Ethnogenomics, Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan 0014, Armenia.
  • Sajantila A 1] Department of Forensic Medicine, Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland. [2] Institute of Applied Genetics, Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA.
  • Salas A Unidade de Xenética, Departamento de Anatomía Patolóxica e Ciencias Forenses, and Instituto de Ciencias Forenses, Grupo de Medicina Xenómica (GMX), Facultade de Medicina, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Galcia 15872, Spain.
  • Starikovskaya EB Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
  • Tarekegn A Research Fellow, Henry Stewart Group, Russell House, London WC1A 2HN, UK.
  • Toncheva D Department of Medical Genetics, National Human Genome Center, Medical University Sofia, Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.
  • Turdikulova S Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent 100125, Uzbekistan.
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  • Zemunik T Department of Medical Biology, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split 21000, Croatia.
  • Cooper A Australian Centre for Ancient DNA and Environment Institute, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
  • Capelli C Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.
  • Thomas MG Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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  • Tishkoff SA Department of Biology and Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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  • 2014-09-19
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  • Nature. - 2014
English We sequenced the genomes of a ∼7,000-year-old farmer from Germany and eight ∼8,000-year-old hunter-gatherers from Luxembourg and Sweden. We analysed these and other ancient genomes with 2,345 contemporary humans to show that most present-day Europeans derive from at least three highly differentiated populations: west European hunter-gatherers, who contributed ancestry to all Europeans but not to Near Easterners; ancient north Eurasians related to Upper Palaeolithic Siberians, who contributed to both Europeans and Near Easterners; and early European farmers, who were mainly of Near Eastern origin but also harboured west European hunter-gatherer related ancestry. We model these populations' deep relationships and show that early European farmers had ∼44% ancestry from a 'basal Eurasian' population that split before the diversification of other non-African lineages.
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