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Molecular Anthropology
Mark Stoneking

We are using the methods of modern molecular genetics to investigate questions that anthropologists are interested in concerning the origin, relationships, history, structure and migration patterns of human populations. Depending on the question, we analyze variation in mitochondrial DNA, Y-chromosome DNA and/or autosomal DNA in either contemporary populations or ancient specimens.

Our current, ongoing projects include:

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Vano Nasidze: Molecular genetic variation in the Caucasus and West Asia. more
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Kun Tang: Population genetic/genomic approaches to detecting selection. more
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David Hughes, graduate student: Detecting natural selection in human populations. more
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Ellen Dröfn Gunnarsdóttir: Genetic diversity and population histories of southeast Asian populations. more
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Frederick Delfin: Genetic diversity in Philippine populations, the Peopling of the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region. more
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David López Herráez: Genetic variation in contemporary human populations. more
link Irina Pugach: Population history of the Australian aborigines; Peopling of the Sahul; Signals of local positive selection in Australia. more
link Marc Bauchet: Human genomic diversity and demographic history. more
link Mingkun Li: Human Mitochondrial DNA assembling and study of heteroplasmy. more
 
     
     
 

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email: pechstn at eva.mpg.de
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