The power of contemporary African DNA: Exploring models of human evolution and health in Africa

Authors

  • Marlo Möller DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0805-6741
  • Eileen Hoal DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6444-5688
  • Brenna M. Henn 1.Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, California, USA; 2.Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4998-287X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/17145

Keywords:

human evolution, genetic diversity, African genomes, health implications, population genomics

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2024-01-30

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Vol. 120 No. 1/2 (2024)

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Commentary

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Möller, M., Hoal, E., & Henn, B. M. (2024). The power of contemporary African DNA: Exploring models of human evolution and health in Africa. South African Journal of Science, 120(1/2). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/17145

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