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1. Introduction
2. Overview of linguistic diversity in Africa (1)
3. Relationships among click languages of Africa
4. Click-speaking peoples in Africa
5. Human genetic variation of Africa: outline
6. Neutral versus non-neutral evolution
7. Neutral genetic variation: patterns
8. Patterns: neutrally-evolving genetic regions
9. The most genetically divergent individuals pairs
10. The most genetically divergent geographic region
11. Schematic representation of genetic distances
12. Y chromosome- global phylogeography (1)
13. Global phylogeography mitochondrial DNA scheme
14. Linkage disequilibrium, or LD, patterns (simplified)
15. Neutral genetic variation: role of population history
16. "Standard model of modern human evolution"
17. The high diversity in Africa
18. A large effective population size may derive from...
19. Population genetic divergence
20. Glacial cycle
21. Migration during dry periods in African history
22. A few more patterns
23. Lineage of African and non-African populations
24. Lineage clusters of Y chromosome
25. Y chromosome data: example
26. Old and young Y chromosome haplotype networks
27. The impact of Niger-kordofanian
28. Migration and different genetic divergences
29. Regional similarity based on five genetic sites
30. Better understanding of Africa's population history
31. Multiple regions retreatment during dry periods
32. Migration in Africa over 60000+ years
33. Isolated population in African history
34. Non-neutral genetic variation
35. Patterns of non-neutral genetic variation (1)
36. Patterns of non-neutral genetic variation (2)
37. Beta-globin, malaria, and sickle cell anaemia
38. G6PD and malaria in Africa
39. Duffy and malaria in Africa
40. LCT and milk consumption in Africa
41. Role of natural selection (1)
42. Natural selection in Africa
43. Role of natural selection (2)
44. Social and medical implications
45. Social implications
46. Medical implications
47. Human genetic variation of Africa: summary
48. Resources

Topics Covered

• Neutral genetic variation and African prehistory
• Non-neutral genetic variation of Africa and natural selection
• Social and medical implications of genetic variation in Africa
• Resources

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Series:

• Human Population Genetics I

Categories:

• Genetics & Epigenetics

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Publication History

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

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Joanna Mountain has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.