The genetic landscape of Mediterranean North African populations through complete mtDNA sequences

• Main Authors: Neus Font-Porterias (Author), Neus Solé-Morata (Author), Gerard Serra-Vidal (Author), Asmahan Bekada (Author), Karima Fadhlaoui-Zid (Author), Pierre Zalloua (Author), Francesc Calafell (Author), David Comas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The genetic composition of human North African populations is an amalgam of different ancestral components coming from the Middle East, Europe, south-Saharan Africa and autochthonous to North Africa. This complex genetic pattern is the result of migrations and admixtures in the region si...