MATERNAL GENETIC PROFILE OF SERBIAN AND MONTENEGRIN POPULATIONS FROM SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

Jelena Šarac; Dubravka Havaš Auguštin; Ene Metspalu; Natalija Novokmet; Saša Missoni; Pavao Rudan

doi:10.31383/ga.vol1iss2pp14-22

MATERNAL GENETIC PROFILE OF SERBIAN AND MONTENEGRIN POPULATIONS FROM SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

Authors

Jelena Šarac Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
Dubravka Havaš Auguštin Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
Ene Metspalu Estonian Biocentre, Tartu, Estonia
Natalija Novokmet Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
Saša Missoni Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia; “J. J. Strossmayer” University, School of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
Pavao Rudan Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia; Anthropological Center, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31383/ga.vol1iss2pp14-22

Keywords:

mtDNA, Serbia, Montenegro, Southeastern Europe, haplogroup

Abstract

Significant mtDNA variation in Southeastern Europe (SEE) reflects the turbulent and complex demographic history of the region, influenced by gene flow from various parts of Eurasia and a long history of intermixing. In this study we present the maternal genetic profile of the Serbian and Montenegrin populations based on the high resolution analysis of 258 mtDNAs, 119 samples from Serbia and 139 samples from Montenegro. Besides the evidence of minor gene flow from distant central/northeastern Asia, the majority of haplogroups place these populations in the broader genetic landscape of Southeastern Europe, close to their neighbors.

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Published

31.12.2017

How to Cite

Šarac, J., Havaš Auguštin, D., Metspalu, E., Novokmet, N., Missoni, S., & Rudan, P. (2017). MATERNAL GENETIC PROFILE OF SERBIAN AND MONTENEGRIN POPULATIONS FROM SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE. Genetics & Applications, 1(2), 14–22. https://doi.org/10.31383/ga.vol1iss2pp14-22