Genome-wide data from the Bubi of Bioko Island clarifies the Atlantic fringe of the Bantu dispersal

[Background] Bioko is one of the few islands that exist around Africa, the most genetically diverse continent on the planet. The native Bantu-speaking inhabitants of Bioko, the Bubi, are believed to have colonized the island about 2000 years ago. Here, we sequenced the genome of thirteen Bubi indivi...

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Autores: Gelabert, Pere, Ferrando-Bernal, Manuel, De-Dios, Toni, Mattorre, Beendetta, Campoy, Elena, Gorostiza, Amaya, Patin, Etienne, González-Martín, Antonio, Lalueza-Fox, Carles
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/206103
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/206103
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bubi
Bioko island
Bantu-speaking groups
Population genetics
Isolation
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Sumario:[Background] Bioko is one of the few islands that exist around Africa, the most genetically diverse continent on the planet. The native Bantu-speaking inhabitants of Bioko, the Bubi, are believed to have colonized the island about 2000 years ago. Here, we sequenced the genome of thirteen Bubi individuals at high coverage and analysed their sequences in comparison to mainland populations from the Gulf of Guinea.