Genetic structure correlates with ethnolinguistic diversity in eastern and southern Africa
Elizabeth G. Atkinson, Shareefa Dalvie, Yakov Pichkar, Allan Kalungi, Lerato Majara, Anne Stevenson, Tamrat Abebe, Dickens Howard Akena, Melkam Alemayehu Kebede, Fred K. Ashaba, Lukoye Atwoli, Mark Baker, Lori Beth Chibnik, Nicole Creanza, Mark J. Daly, , NeuroGAP-Psychosis Study Team
This study examines genetic structure in African populations using ethnolinguistic data, finding that language classifications better capture genetic variation than geography alone.
The American Journal of Human Genetics · Sep 1, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics