A question of scale: Human migrations writ large and small

Murray P. Cox; Michael F. Hammer

doi:10.1186/1741-7007-8-98

A question of scale: Human migrations writ large and small

Murray P. Cox, Michael F. Hammer

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Abstract

Several recent papers illustrate the importance of migration and gene flow in molding the patterns of genetic variation observed in humans today. We place the varied demographic processes covered by these terms into a more general framework, and discuss some of the challenges facing attempts to reconstruct past human mobility and determine its influence on our genetic heritage.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	98
Journal	BMC biology
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-8-98
State	Published - Jul 21 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Physiology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
Plant Science
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology

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