The Mitogenome of a 35,000-year-old Homo Sapiens from Europe Supports a Palaeolithic Back-migration to Africa

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Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2016 May 20

PMID 27195518

Citations 11

Authors

M Hervella

E M Svensson

A Alberdi

T Gunther

N Izagirre

A R Munters

S Alonso

M Ioana

F Ridiche

A Soficaru

M Jakobsson

M G Netea

C de-la-Rua

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Abstract

After the dispersal of modern humans (Homo sapiens) Out of Africa, hominins with a similar morphology to that of present-day humans initiated the gradual demographic expansion into Eurasia. The mitogenome (33-fold coverage) of the Peştera Muierii 1 individual (PM1) from Romania (35 ky cal BP) we present in this article corresponds fully to Homo sapiens, whilst exhibiting a mosaic of morphological features related to both modern humans and Neandertals. We have identified the PM1 mitogenome as a basal haplogroup U6*, not previously found in any ancient or present-day humans. The derived U6 haplotypes are predominantly found in present-day North-Western African populations. Concomitantly, those found in Europe have been attributed to recent gene-flow from North Africa. The presence of the basal haplogroup U6* in South East Europe (Romania) at 35 ky BP confirms a Eurasian origin of the U6 mitochondrial lineage. Consequently, we propose that the PM1 lineage is an offshoot to South East Europe that can be traced to the Early Upper Paleolithic back migration from Western Asia to North Africa, during which the U6 lineage diversified, until the emergence of the present-day U6 African lineages.

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