Origins and evolution of the Etruscans' mtDNA.

Détails

ID Serval
serval:BIB_2B3BBA1E1F6F
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Origins and evolution of the Etruscans' mtDNA.
Périodique
PLoS One
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Ghirotto S., Tassi F., Fumagalli E., Colonna V., Sandionigi A., Lari M., Vai S., Petiti E., Corti G., Rizzi E., De Bellis G., Caramelli D., Barbujani G.
ISSN
1932-6203 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1932-6203
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
8
Numéro
2
Pages
e55519
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The Etruscan culture is documented in Etruria, Central Italy, from the 8(th) to the 1(st) century BC. For more than 2,000 years there has been disagreement on the Etruscans' biological origins, whether local or in Anatolia. Genetic affinities with both Tuscan and Anatolian populations have been reported, but so far all attempts have failed to fit the Etruscans' and modern populations in the same genealogy. We extracted and typed the hypervariable region of mitochondrial DNA of 14 individuals buried in two Etruscan necropoleis, analyzing them along with other Etruscan and Medieval samples, and 4,910 contemporary individuals from the Mediterranean basin. Comparing ancient (30 Etruscans, 27 Medieval individuals) and modern DNA sequences (370 Tuscans), with the results of millions of computer simulations, we show that the Etruscans can be considered ancestral, with a high degree of confidence, to the current inhabitants of Casentino and Volterra, but not to the general contemporary population of the former Etruscan homeland. By further considering two Anatolian samples (35 and 123 individuals) we could estimate that the genetic links between Tuscany and Anatolia date back to at least 5,000 years ago, strongly suggesting that the Etruscan culture developed locally, and not as an immediate consequence of immigration from the Eastern Mediterranean shores.
Mots-clé
Biological Evolution, DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnic Groups/genetics, Genealogy and Heraldry, Genetic Variation/genetics, Genetics, Population, Haplotypes/genetics, History, 21st Century, History, Ancient, History, Medieval, Humans, Italy, Phylogeny
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
25/02/2013 10:19
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 13:10
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