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A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia.
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75 authors at 20 institutions in 13 countries.
Anna-Sapfo MalaspinasCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Michael C WestawayResearch Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.
Craig MullerCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vitor C SousaInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Oscar LaoCNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri i Reixac 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Isabel AlvesInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Anders BergströmWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Georgios AthanasiadisBioinformatics Research Centre, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Jade Y ChengBioinformatics Research Centre, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Jacob E CrawfordDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
Tim H HeupinkResearch Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.
Enrico MacholdtDepartment of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Stephan PeischlSwiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Simon RasmussenCenter for Biological Sequence Analysis, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 208, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Stephan SchiffelsDepartment for Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Kahlaische Straße 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany.
Sankar SubramanianResearch Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.
Joanne L WrightResearch Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.
Anders AlbrechtsenThe Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Chiara BarbieriDepartment of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Isabelle DupanloupInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Anders ErikssonDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.
Ashot MargaryanCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ida MoltkeThe Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Irina PugachDepartment of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Thorfinn S KorneliussenCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ivan P LevkivskyiInstitute for Theoretical Physics, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
J Víctor Moreno-MayarCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Shengyu NiDepartment of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Fernando RacimoDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
Martin SikoraCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Yali XueWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Farhang A AghakhanianJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine &Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Sunway City, 46150 Selangor, Malaysia.
Nicolas BrucatoEvolutionary Medicine Group, Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Moléculaire et Imagerie de Synthèse, UMR 5288, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Toulouse 3, 31073 Toulouse, France.
Søren BrunakNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
Paula F CamposCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Warren ClarkNational Parks and Wildlife, Sturt Highway, Buronga, New South Wales 2739, Australia.
Sturla EllingvågExplico Foundation, Vågavegen 16, 6900 Florø, Norway.
Gudjugudju FourmileGiriwandi, Gimuy Yidinji Country, Queensland 4868, Australia.
Pascale GerbaultResearch Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Darren InjieYinhawangka elder, Perth, Western Australia 6062, Australia.
George KokiPapua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, PO Box 60, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
Matthew LeavesleyArchaeology, School of Humanities &Social Sciences, University PO Box 320, University of Papua New Guinea &College of Arts, Society &Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland 4811, Australia.
Betty LoganNgadju elder, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia.
Aubrey LynchWongatha elder, Kurrawang, Western Australia 6430, Australia.
Elizabeth A Matisoo-SmithDepartment of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
Peter J McAllister2209 Springbrook Road, Springbrook, Queensland 4213, Australia.
Alexander J MentzerWellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
Mait MetspaluEstonian Biocentre, Riia 23b, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
Andrea B MiglianoUCL Department of Anthropology, 14 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW, UK.
Les Murgha86 Workshop Road, Yarrabah, Queensland 4871, Australia.
Maude E PhippsJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine &Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Sunway City, 46150 Selangor, Malaysia.
William PomatPapua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, PO Box 60, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
Doc ReynoldsEsperance Nyungar elder, Esperance, Western Australia 6450, Australia.
Francois-Xavier RicautEvolutionary Medicine Group, Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Moléculaire et Imagerie de Synthèse, UMR 5288, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Toulouse 3, 31073 Toulouse, France.
Peter SibaPapua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, PO Box 60, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
Mark G ThomasResearch Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Thomas WalesAtakani Street, Napranum, Queensland 4874, Australia.
Colleen Ma'run Wall2 Wynnum North Road, Wynnum, Queensland 4178, Australia.
Stephen J OppenheimerSchool of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, Oxford University, Oxford OX2 6PE, UK.
Chris Tyler-SmithWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Richard DurbinWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Joe DortchCentre for Rock Art Research and Management, M257, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Andrea ManicaDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.
Mikkel H SchierupBioinformatics Research Centre, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Robert A FoleyCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Marta Mirazón LahrCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Claire BowernDepartment of Linguistics, Yale University, 370 Temple Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
Jeffrey D WallInstitute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
Thomas MailundBioinformatics Research Centre, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Mark StonekingDepartment of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Rasmus NielsenCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Manjinder S SandhuWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Laurent ExcoffierInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
David M LambertResearch Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.
Eske WillerslevCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DKWellcome Sanger Institute · GBGriffith University · AUMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · DESIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics · CHAarhus University · DKNatural History Museum Aarhus · DKPapua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research · PGUniversity College London · GBUniversity of California, Berkeley · USAMIS - Laboratoire d'anthropologie moléculaire et imagerie de synthèse · FRMonash University Malaysia · MYUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Oxford · GBEstonian Biocentre · EEETH Zurich · CHIntegra (United States) · USMax Planck Institute for the Science of Human History · DENational Parks and Wildlife Service · AU
Funding
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H005854/1European Research Council 647787Swiss National Science Foundation 143393Swiss National Science Foundation 154717Wellcome Trust 090532Wellcome Trust 098051Wellcome Trust 100719Wellcome Trust 106289
Abstract
The population history of Aboriginal Australians remains largely uncharacterized. Here we generate high-coverage genomes for 83 Aboriginal Australians (speakers of Pama-Nyungan languages) and 25 Papuans from the New Guinea Highlands. We find that Papuan and Aboriginal Australian ancestors diversified 25-40 thousand years ago (kya), suggesting pre-Holocene population structure in the ancient continent of Sahul (Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania). However, all of the studied Aboriginal Australians descend from a single founding population that differentiated ~10-32 kya. We infer a population expansion in northeast Australia during the Holocene epoch (past 10,000 years) associated with limited gene flow from this region to the rest of Australia, consistent with the spread of the Pama-Nyungan languages. We estimate that Aboriginal Australians and Papuans diverged from Eurasians 51-72 kya, following a single out-of-Africa dispersal, and subsequently admixed with archaic populations. Finally, we report evidence of selection in Aboriginal Australians potentially associated with living in the desert.
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GenomicsPhylogenyAfricaAustraliaDatasets as TopicDesert ClimateGene FlowGenetics, PopulationGenome, HumanHistory, AncientHuman MigrationHumansLanguageNew GuineaPopulation DynamicsRacial Groups
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