The Mitochondrial landscape of the Konjuh and Majevica mountains of northeastern Bosnia: The view in the context genetic and demographic history

Authors

  • Irma Mujkić University of Tuzla, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Adisa Ahmić University of Tuzla, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Lejla Lasić University of Sarajevo - Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Emir Halilović University of Tuzla, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Alen Ismailović 1University of Tuzla, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Naris Pojskić University of Sarajevo - Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31383/ga.vol6iss2ga02

Keywords:

MtDNA, Northeastern Bosnia, Demographic history

Abstract

This study is the first report on the mtDNA profile of human settlements of the Konjuh and Majevica mountains of northeastern Bosnia. The aims of this study were: a) determination of mitochondrial genetic structure of populations of the Konjuh and Majevica mountains of northeastern Bosnia; b) detection of trace of ancient of mtDNA variations; and c) assessment of genetic relations with other Bosnian and Herzegovina populations and neighboring populations from the Balkan region. The genetic structure of populations of Konjuh and Majevica is shaped by western Eurasian maternal signals, which may trace their ancestry to the Paleolithic, pre-Neolithic and Neolithic. Especially interesting is the feature of the Neolithic expansion in this area. This applies especially to the presence of the pre-Neolithic lineages HV*and N1a in northeastern Bosnia, which can indicate an early settlement of this region of Bosnia by pre-Neolithic populations from the Middle East. This region abounds with resources of salt sites, which might suggest in favor of the thesis that the early-Neolithic colonists needed a safe source of salts so as to settle in the Balkan area. The populations of mountains of northeastern Bosnia indicate elements of the local population history, but they do not show strict genetic closure in relation to the neighboring populations of the Balkans. This may be a consequence of the population size, degree of geographic isolation and events of migration.

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Published

05.12.2022

How to Cite

Mujkić, I., Ahmić, A., Lasić, L., Halilović, E., Ismailović, A., & Pojskić, N. (2022). The Mitochondrial landscape of the Konjuh and Majevica mountains of northeastern Bosnia: The view in the context genetic and demographic history. Genetics & Applications, 6(2), 18–30. https://doi.org/10.31383/ga.vol6iss2ga02

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