Estimating genetic kin relationships in prehistoric populations.

doi:10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0195491

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Estimating genetic kin relationships in prehistoric populations.

Jose Manuel Monroy Kuhn, +2 more

- 23 Apr 2018 -

PLOS ONE

- Vol. 13, Iss: 4

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A group of five closely related males from the same Corded Ware culture site in modern-day Germany is found, suggesting patrilocality, which highlights the possibility to uncover social structures of ancient populations by applying READ to genome-wide aDNA data.

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Archaeogenomic research has proven to be a valuable tool to trace migrations of historic and prehistoric individuals and groups, whereas relationships within a group or burial site have not been in ...

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