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M. Metspalu

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Organism:human· 6 Approach:statistical model· 5 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 5 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 4 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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T. Kivisild· 4 shared E. Metspalu· 3 shared M. Reidla· 3 shared S. Rootsi· 3 shared A. Kriiska· 2 shared C. L. Scheib· 2 shared G. Chaubey· 2 shared K. Tambets· 2 shared

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Positive selection in the genomes of two Papua New Guinean populations at distinct altitude levels

M. Andre, N. Brucato, G. Hudjasov, V. Pankratov, D. Yermakovich, R. Kreevan, J. Kariwiga, J. Muke, A. Boland, J.-F. Deleuze, V. Meyer, N. Evans, M. P. Cox, M. Leavesley, M. Dannemann, , F.-X. Ricaut

This study identifies genomic regions under positive selection in highland and lowland PNG populations, linking them to hypoxia, immunity, and archaic introgression.

bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Genetic ancestry changes in Stone to Bronze Age transition in the East European plain

L. Saag, S. V. Vasilyev, L. Varul, N. V. Kosorukova, D. V. Gerasimov, S. V. Oshibkina, S. J. Griffith, A. Solnik, L. Saag, E. D'Atanasio, E. Metspalu, M. Reidla, S. Rootsi, T. Kivisild, C. L. Scheib, , M. Metspalu

The paper analyzes genetic ancestry changes during the Stone to Bronze Age transition in the East European plain, showing the presence of Eastern hunter-gatherer ancestry and the arrival of farming-related ancestry from the Steppe.

bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Counting the paternal founders of Austroasiatic speakers associated with the language dispersal in South Asia

P. P. Singh, S. Vishwakarma, G. N. N. Sultana, A. Pilvar, M. Karmin, S. Rootsi, R. Villems, M. Metspalu, D. Behar, T. Kivisild, G. van Driem, G. Chaubey

The paper identifies at least three paternal founders of haplogroup O2a-M95 associated with Austroasiatic language dispersal in South Asia, with a fourth founder linked to Tibeto-Burman speakers.

bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The Tell-Tale Genome

E. BORTOLINI, L. Pagani, E. R. Crema, S. Sarno, C. Barbieri, A. Boattini, M. Sazzini, S. Graca da Silva, G. Martini, M. Metspalu, D. Pettener, D. Luiselli, J. J. Tehrani

The paper uses whole-genome sequences to show that demic diffusion drives folktale transmission at small geographic scales in Eurasia and Africa.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Aug 22, 2017Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Like Sugar in Milk: Reconstructing the genetic history of the Parsi population

G. Chaubey, Q. Ayub, N. Rai, S. Prakash, V. Mushrif-Tripathy, M. Mezzavilla, A. K. Pathak, R. Tamang, S. Firasat, M. Reidla, M. Karmin, D. S. Rani, A. G. Reddy, J. Parik, E. Metspalu, , K. Thangaraj

This study reconstructs the genetic history of the Parsi population, showing their closest genetic relation to Middle Eastern populations and evidence of admixture with South Asians around 1,200 years ago.

bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2017Evolutionary Biology

Extensive farming in Estonia started through a sex-biased migration from the Steppe

L. Saag, L. Varul, C. L. Scheib, J. Stenderup, M. E. Allentoft, L. Saag, L. Pagani, M. Reidla, K. Tambets, E. Metspalu, A. Kriiska, E. Willerslev, T. Kivisild, M. Metspalu

The paper analyzes genome data from Estonian hunter-gatherers and farmers to show that farming in Estonia began with a sex-biased migration from the Steppe involving admixture with Anatolian farmers.

bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2017Evolutionary Biology