A geographic history of human genetic ancestry
Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
387(6741), С. 1391 - 1397
Опубликована: Март 27, 2025
Describing
the
distribution
of
genetic
variation
across
individuals
is
a
fundamental
goal
population
genetics.
We
present
method
that
capitalizes
on
rich
genealogical
information
encoded
in
genomic
tree
sequences
to
infer
geographic
locations
shared
ancestors
sample
sequenced
individuals.
used
this
history
ancestry
set
human
genomes
sampled
from
Europe,
Asia,
and
Africa,
accurately
recovering
major
movements
those
continents.
Our
findings
demonstrate
importance
defining
spatiotemporal
context
when
describing
caution
against
oversimplified
interpretations
data
prevalent
contemporary
discussions
race
ancestry.
Язык: Английский
Inferring the geographic history of recombinant lineages using the full ancestral recombination graph
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2024
Abstract
Spatial
patterns
of
genetic
relatedness
among
samples
reflect
the
past
movements
their
ancestors.
Our
ability
to
untangle
this
history
has
potential
improve
dramatically
given
that
we
can
now
infer
ultimate
description
relatedness,
ancestral
recombination
graph
(ARG).
By
extending
spatial
theory
previously
applied
trees,
generalize
common
model
Brownian
motion
full
ARGs,
thereby
accounting
for
correlations
in
trees
along
a
chromosome
while
efficiently
computing
likelihood-based
estimates
dispersal
rate
and
ancestor
locations,
with
associated
uncertainties.
We
evaluate
model’s
reconstruct
histories
using
individual-based
simulations
unfortunately
find
clear
bias
locations.
investigate
causes
bias,
pinpointing
discrepancy
between
true
process
at
events.
This
highlights
key
hurdle
ubiquitous
analytically-tractable
from
which
otherwise
provide
an
efficient
method
inference,
uncertainties,
all
information
available
ARG.
Язык: Английский
A general and efficient representation of ancestral recombination graphs
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 4, 2023
Abstract
As
a
result
of
recombination,
adjacent
nucleotides
can
have
different
paths
genetic
inheritance
and
therefore
the
genealogical
trees
for
sample
DNA
sequences
vary
along
genome.
The
structure
capturing
details
these
intricately
interwoven
is
referred
to
as
an
ancestral
recombination
graph
(ARG).
Classical
formalisms
focused
on
mapping
coalescence
events
nodes
in
ARG.
This
approach
out
step
with
modern
developments,
which
do
not
represent
terms
or
explicitly
infer
them.
We
present
simple
formalism
that
defines
ARG
specific
genomes
their
intervals
inheritance,
show
how
it
generalises
classical
treatments
encompasses
outputs
recent
methods.
discuss
nuances
arising
from
this
more
general
structure,
argue
forms
appropriate
basis
software
standard
rapidly
growing
field.
Язык: Английский
Estimating dispersal rates and locating genetic ancestors with genome-wide genealogies
eLife,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024
Spatial
patterns
in
genetic
diversity
are
shaped
by
individuals
dispersing
from
their
parents
and
larger-scale
population
movements.
It
has
long
been
appreciated
that
these
of
movement
shape
the
underlying
genealogies
along
genome
leading
to
geographic
isolation-by-distance
contemporary
data.
However,
extracting
enormous
amount
information
contained
recombining
sequences
has,
until
recently,
not
computationally
feasible.
Here,
we
capitalize
on
important
recent
advances
genome-wide
gene-genealogy
reconstruction
develop
methods
use
thousands
trees
estimate
per-generation
dispersal
rates
locate
ancestors
a
sample
back
through
time.
We
take
likelihood
approach
continuous
space
using
simple
approximate
model
(branching
Brownian
motion)
as
our
prior
distribution
spatial
genealogies.
After
testing
method
with
simulations
apply
it
Arabidopsis
thaliana.
rate
roughly
60
km2/generation,
slightly
higher
across
latitude
than
longitude,
potentially
reflecting
northward
post-glacial
expansion.
Locating
allows
us
visualize
major
movements,
alternative
histories,
admixture.
Our
highlights
huge
about
past
events
movements
Язык: Английский
Likelihoods for a general class of ARGs under the SMC
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2025
Ancestral
recombination
graphs
(ARGs)
are
the
focus
of
much
ongoing
research
interest.
Recent
progress
in
inference
has
made
ARG-based
approaches
feasible
across
range
applications,
and
many
new
methods
using
inferred
ARGs
as
input
have
appeared.
This
on
long-standing
problem
ARG
proceeded
two
distinct
directions.
First,
Bayesian
under
Sequentially
Markov
Coalescent
(SMC),
is
now
practical
for
tens-to-hundreds
samples.
Second,
approximate
models
heuristics
can
scale
to
sample
sizes
three
orders
magnitude
larger.
Although
these
heuristic
reasonably
accurate
metrics,
one
significant
drawback
that
they
estimate
do
not
topological
properties
required
compute
a
likelihood
such
SMC
present-day
formulations.
In
particular,
typically
precise
details
about
events,
which
currently
likelihood.
this
paper
we
present
backwards-time
formulation
derive
straightforward
definition
general
class
model.
We
show
does
require
events
be
estimated,
robust
presence
polytomies.
discuss
possibilities
opens.
Язык: Английский