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Population genomics of Mesolithic Scandinavia: Investigating early postglacial migration routes and high-latitude adaptation
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10.1371journal.pbio.2003703.pdf
Date
2018-1-9
Author
Günther, Torsten
Malmström, Helena
Svensson, Emma M.
Omrak, Ayça
Sánchez-Quinto, Federico
Kılınç, Gülşah M.
Krzewińska, Maja
Eriksson, Gunilla
Fraser, Magdalena
Edlund, Hanna
Munters, Arielle R.
Coutinho, Alexandra
Simões, Luciana G.
Vicente, Mário
Sjölander, Anders
Jansen Sellevold, Berit
Jørgensen, Roger
Claes, Peter
Shriver, Mark D.
Valdiosera, Cristina
Netea, Mihai G.
Apel, Jan
Lidén, Kerstin
Skar, Birgitte
Storå, Jan
Götherström, Anders
Jakobsson, Mattias
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Scandinavia was one of the last geographic areas in Europe to become habitable for humans after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). However, the routes and genetic composition of these postglacial migrants remain unclear. We sequenced the genomes, up to 57x coverage, of seven hunter-gatherers excavated across Scandinavia and dated from 9,500-6,000 years before present (BP). Surprisingly, among the Scandinavian Mesolithic individuals, the genetic data display an east-west genetic gradient that opposes the pattern seen in other parts of Mesolithic Europe. Our results suggest two different early postglacial migrations into Scandinavia: initially from the south, and later, from the northeast. The latter followed the ice-free Norwegian north Atlantic coast, along which novel and advanced pressure-blade stone-tool techniques may have spread. These two groups met and mixed in Scandinavia, creating a genetically diverse population, which shows patterns of genetic adaptation to high latitude environments. These potential adaptations include high frequencies of low pigmentation variants and a gene region associated with physical performance, which shows strong continuity into modern-day northern Europeans.
Subject Keywords
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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General Immunology and Microbiology
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General Neuroscience
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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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GENETIC LEGACY
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EARLY FARMERS
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ADMIXTURE
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SEQUENCE
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TECHNOLOGY
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CONTAMINATION
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NEANDERTHAL
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TRANSITION
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/51931
Journal
PLOS Biology
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003703
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Department of Biology, Article