Genetic Structure of the Western and Eastern African Sahel/Savannah Belt and the Role of Nomadic Pastoralists as Inferred from the Variation of D-Loop Mitochondrial DNA Sequences

The objective of this study was to provide deeper knowledge of the maternal genetic structure and demographic history of the human populations of the Sahel/Savannah belt, the extensive region lying between the Sahara and tropical rainforests, spanning from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea coast. Th...

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Publié dans:Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. - Wayne State University Press. - 89(2017), 4, Seite 281-302
Format: Article en ligne
Publié: 2017
Accès à la collection:Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Sujets:FULANI ARABS MTDNA AFRICAN PASTORALISM SAHEL Biological sciences Physical sciences Environmental studies Social sciences