Barbujani G, Bertorelle G
Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Jan 2;98(1):22-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.98.1.22.
Analysis of genetic variation among modern individuals is providing insight into prehistoric events. Comparisons of levels and patterns of genetic diversity with the predictions of models based on archeological evidence suggest that the spread of early farmers from the Levant was probably the main episode in the European population history, but that both older and more recent processes have left recognizable traces in the current gene pool.
对现代个体间基因变异的分析正在为洞察史前事件提供线索。将基因多样性的水平和模式与基于考古证据的模型预测进行比较表明,早期农民从黎凡特地区的扩散可能是欧洲人口历史中的主要事件,但更古老和更近的过程都在当前基因库中留下了可识别的痕迹。