Evidence of the interplay of genetics and culture in Ethiopia

Saioa López; Ayele Tarekegn; Gavin Band; Lucy van Dorp; Nancy Bird; Sam Morris; Tamiru Oljira; Ephrem Mekonnen; Endashaw Bekele; Roger Blench; Mark G. Thomas; Neil Bradman; Garrett Hellenthal

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23712-w

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Evidence of the interplay of genetics and culture in Ethiopia

Saioa López,
Ayele Tarekegn,
Gavin Band,
Lucy van Dorp,
Nancy Bird,
Sam Morris,
Tamiru Oljira,
Ephrem Mekonnen,
Endashaw Bekele,
Roger Blench,
Mark G. Thomas,
Neil Bradman,
Garrett Hellenthal

Affiliations

Saioa López: Research Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Ayele Tarekegn: Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University, New Classrooms (NCR) Building, Second Floor, Office No. 214, Addis Ababa University
Gavin Band: Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford
Lucy van Dorp: Research Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Nancy Bird: Research Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Sam Morris: Research Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Tamiru Oljira: Genomics & Bioinformatics Research Directorate (GBRD), Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute (EBTi)
Ephrem Mekonnen: Institute of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa University
Endashaw Bekele: College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University
Roger Blench: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
Mark G. Thomas: Research Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Neil Bradman: Henry Stewart Group
Garrett Hellenthal: Research Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23712-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Ethiopia is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse countries. Here, the authors look at genetic and cultural variation in 1,214 Ethiopians to unravel the relationship between genetic admixture and cultural factors.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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