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1. Introduction
2. Genetic markers inherited from a single parent
3. NRY and mtDNA form genealogies
4. Most recent common ancestor (MRCA)
5. Mutation rates
6. Mutational history of the Y chromosome (NRY)
7. Human NRY chromosome phylogeny explanation
8. The phylogeny
9. NRY and mitochondria genealogies are similar
10. NRY - Stanford University
11. mtDNA - Stanford University
12. Of Adam and Eve
13. All Y chromosomes descend from one male
14. How many humans lived at the time?
15. Why didn't Adam and Eve live at the same time?
16. Primates, genus Homo, species sapiens
17. Transition to bipedality
18. Bipedality freed hands for making tools
19. Growth and expansion to the Old World
20. Spread of modern humans from East Africa (1)
21. Spread of modern humans from East Africa (2)
22. Spread of modern humans from East Africa (3)
23. Spread of humans according to Y chromosome
24. Map of likely expansion of the Y chromosome
25. Areas of origin of agriculture and animal breeding
26. Agriculture and animal breeding development areas
27. Spread of cultivated wheat to Europe
28. The map of spread of cultivated wheat to Europe
29. Geographic maps of major migrations in Europe
30. The scale of principal components (1)
31. The scale of principal components (2)
32. The first principal component
33. Agricultural diffusion - 1/3 demic and 2/3 cultural
34. The second principal component
35. The second principal component - map
36. The third principal component
37. The third principal component - map
38. Commensal coevolution and hitchiking: H. pylori
39. Similarities of humans and bacteria
40. Similar clinal gradients of H. pylori and humans
41. Coevolution of humans and cattle
42. The migration of Scandinavians to Iceland
43. Genetic distances between cattle of different origin
44. Etruscans
45. Summary

Topics Covered

• Genetic markers inherited from a single parent
• Mutational history of the Y chromosome (NRY)
• Genealogies of Y chromosome and mitochondria
• Of Adam and Eve
• Primates and Homo sapiens
• Neanderthal and the spread of modern humans from East Africa
• The spread of modern humans according to Y chromosome
• Areas of origin of agriculture and animal breeding
• Spread of cultivated wheat to Europe in the Neolithic period
• Geographic maps of the first three principal components of Europe
• Coevolution and hitchhiking of commensals: Helicobacter pylori
• Coevolution of humans and cattle

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Series:

• Human Population Genetics I

Categories:

• Genetics & Epigenetics

Talk Citation

Cavalli-Sforza, L.L. (2007, October 1). History and geography of human genetic diversity II [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved May 29, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/UFHD1155.
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Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007
• Archived on May 28, 2025

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.