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The document analyzes mitochondrial DNA evidence from 565 Ashkenazi Jews from different parts of Europe to test for the effects of a maternal genetic bottleneck in the early history of the Ashkenazi Jewish population. It finds that only four mtDNA haplogroups account for around 70% of Ashkenazi mtDNA variation, providing evidence of a prolonged period of low effective population size. A genetic bottleneck followed by recent rapid population growth are likely explanations for the high frequencies of genetic
- Author
- Andreas Meyer
- Language
- EN