A world in a grain of sand: human history from genetic data

Genome Biol. 2011 Nov 21;12(11):234. doi: 10.1186/gb-2011-12-11-234.

Abstract

Genome-wide genotypes and sequences are enriching our understanding of the past 50,000 years of human history and providing insights into earlier periods largely inaccessible to mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosomal studies.To see a world in a grain of sand ...William Blake, Auguries of Innocence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chromosomes, Human, Y / genetics*
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genetics, Population*
  • Genome, Human*
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial