Jennelyn Reyes
A5024292331- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Island Southeast Asia has recently produced several surprises regarding human history, but the region's complex demography remains poorly understood. Here, we report ∼2.3 million genotypes from 1,028 individuals representing 115 indigenous Philippine populations and genome-sequence data two ∼8,000-y-old Liangdao in Taiwan Strait. We show that islands were populated by at least five waves of migration: initially Northern Southern Negritos (distantly related to Australian Papuan groups),...
Multiple lines of evidence show that modern humans interbred with archaic Denisovans. Here, we report an account shared demographic history between Australasians and Denisovans distinctively in Island Southeast Asia. Our analyses are based on ∼2.3 million genotypes from 118 ethnic groups the Philippines, including 25 diverse self-identified Negrito populations, along high-coverage genomes Australopapuans Ayta Magbukon Negritos. We possess highest level Denisovan ancestry world-∼30%-40%...