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A multi-proxy study of St. Peter’s cemetery in Berlin-Cölln reveals local ancestry with dominant Central/Northern European male lineages, European mtDNA, and limited medieval mobility—grounded in genetics and isotopes.
A nanopore-based, single-primer full-length mtDNA dataset across eight family pedigrees delivers near-complete genome coverage and clear maternal lineage signals, advancing ancestry, forensic, and population genetics research.
Learn how KIN enables kinship inference from sparse ancient genomes, identifying up to 3rd-degree relatives and distinguishing siblings from parent-child, even with contamination and inbreeding models.
New study introduces ancIBD, a five-state HMM that detects identity-by-descent segments in low-coverage ancient DNA, revealing kinship networks and key migration links in Bronze Age Eurasia.
A new study traces Dutch Y-chromosome lineages from 500–1850 CE to the present, revealing drift-driven changes, a surprising Eindhoven signal, and implications for personal ancestry.
Ancient DNA from a Northern Wei era tomb in Luoyang reveals bidirectional genetic exchange between Xianbei elites and Central Plains communities, challenging one way Sinicization narratives and refining ancestry stories.
Learn how to access and download your raw FASTQ files from the tellmeGen Ultra 30x WGS test, with practical tips on formats, storage, and when to use FASTQ versus VCF.
A comprehensive look at 26 Y-STR markers in Northern Portugal reveals near maximal haplotype diversity, a dominant R1b lineage, and Mediterranean gene flow, with implications for ancestry and forensics.
Discover how the Allen Ancient DNA Resource (AADR) standardizes thousands of ancient genomes, enabling clearer insights into migration, admixture, and personal ancestry.
New diachronic genomic analysis reveals regional kinship patterns in the Roman world, showing Western exogamy and Eastern endogamy, with micro-histories of care and ritual.
Orchestra's precise local ancestry inference maps fine-scale ancestry across admixed populations, revealing migration footprints and selection signals in Latin American and Ashkenazi Jewish lineages.
A multi-method benchmark of local ancestry inference on Neolithic genomes reveals robust signals at SLC24A5 and FADS1/2, highlights method biases, and explains how ancient admixture shaped European biology.
