Genetic relationships of European populations reflect their ethnohistorical affinities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8315898
AutoresRobert R Sokal (State University of New York), Geoffrey M Jacquez (0000-0001-7352-4233), Neal L Oden (0000-0002-3432-6821, Applied Biomathematics (United States)), Donna DiGiovanni (State University of New York), A B Falsetti (0000-0003-3287-8283, State University of New York), Elizabeth Mcgee (0000-0002-3496-0494, State University of New York), Barbara A Thomson (State University of New York)
Año1993
Volumen91
Número1
Páginas55-70
Fecha de publicación1993-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330910104
PMID8512054
OpenAlexW1996144944
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas26

From 420 records of ethnic locations and movements since 2000 B. C., we computed vectors describing the proportions which peoples of the various European language families contributed to the gene pools within 85 land‐based 5 × 5‐degree quadrats in Europe. Using these language family vectors, we computed ethnohistorical affinities as arc distances between all pairs of the 85 quadrats. These affinities are significantly correlated with genetic distances based on 26 genetic systems, even when geographic distances, a common causative factor, are held constant. Thus, the ethnohistorical distances explain a significant amount of the genetic variation observed in modern populations. Randomizations of the records by chronology result in loss of significance for the observed partial correlation between genetics and ethnohistory, when geography is held constant. However, a randomization of records by location only results in reduced significance. Thus, while the historical sequence of the movements does not seem to matter in Europe, their geographic locations do. We discuss the implications of these findings. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Affinities · Archaeology · Biology · Ethnic group · Ethnohistory · Ethnology · Evolutionary biology · Genealogy · Genetic variation · Geography · Population · Quadrat · Sociology · Anthropology · Botanical Research and Chemistry · Demography · Ecology · Forensic and Genetic Research · Genetic diversity and population structure · History