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ArticleNature2023

Indigenous Australian genomes show deep structure and rich novel variation.

Matthew Silcocks, Ashley Farlow, Azure Hermes, Georgia Tsambos, Hardip R Patel, Sharon Huebner, Gareth Baynam, Misty R Jenkins, Damjan Vukcevic, Simon Easteal and 2 more

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Article in Nature, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Matthew Silcocks *National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Ashley Farlow *National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Azure Hermes *National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Georgia TsambosUniversity of Melbourne, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Hardip R PatelNational Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0009-0007-9509-1257
Sharon HuebnerNational Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Gareth BaynamNational Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4920-9553
Misty R JenkinsNational Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6564-2715
Damjan VukcevicUniversity of Melbourne, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7780-9586
Simon EastealNational Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0462-502X
Stephen LeslieNational Centre for Indigenous Genomics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. stephen.leslie@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-3511-3470
National Centre for Indigenous Genomics

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Indigenous peoples of Australia have a rich linguistic and cultural history. How this relates to genetic diversity remains largely unknown because of their limited engagement with genomic studies. Here we analyse the genomes of 159 individuals from four remote Indigenous communities, including people who speak a language (Tiwi) not from the most widespread family (Pama-Nyungan). This large collection of Indigenous Australian genomes was made possible by careful community engagement and consultation. We observe exceptionally strong population structure across Australia, driven by divergence times between communities of 26,000-35,000 years ago and long-term low but stable effective population sizes. This demographic history, including early divergence from Papua New Guinean (47,000 years ago) and Eurasian groups

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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesGenome, HumanGenomic Structural VariationAustralasian PeopleAustraliaDatasets as TopicGenetics, MedicalGenomicsHistory, AncientHomozygoteHumansLanguageNew GuineaPopulation DensityPopulation Dynamics

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PMID38093005
PMCPMC10733150

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