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Human population expansion and microsatellite variation.

L A Zhivotovsky1, L Bennett, A M Bowcock

  • 1Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Molecular Biology and Evolution
|April 26, 2000
PubMed
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Microsatellite variation reveals population expansion in Africa, Asia, and Europe over 60,000 years ago. Most populations show growth, except for South America and Oceania, while the Mbuti population may have experienced a bottleneck.

Area of Science:

  • Population Genetics
  • Human Evolution
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Microsatellite loci (di-, tri-, and tetranucleotide) are valuable for studying population genetics.
  • Understanding historical population size changes is crucial for human evolutionary studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and apply a statistical index, S(k), for detecting historical population size changes.
  • To analyze microsatellite variation across 14 worldwide populations to infer population dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of microsatellite polymorphisms (di-, tri-, tetranucleotide) in 14 global populations.
  • Development and application of the S(k) index, a statistical measure of population expansion.
  • Estimation of mutation distribution properties using family and population data.

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  • Bootstrap resampling for confidence intervals and dynamical analysis of S(k) under various demographic scenarios.

    • Main Results:

    • Observed S(k) values suggest population expansion in Africa, Asia, and Europe predating 60,000 years ago, with an initial population size around 500.
    • Expansion times appear similar across major continental groups, with no evidence of bottlenecks in Central African, East Asian, or European populations.
    • Populations in South America and Oceania show minimal growth, while the Mbuti population may have undergone a bottleneck during expansion.

    Conclusions:

    • Modern human populations likely migrated out of Africa well before significant population expansion occurred.
    • Major human groups (African, East Asian, European) experienced synchronized growth.
    • Divergent population dynamics are evident, with some groups showing sustained growth and others exhibiting limited expansion or potential bottlenecks.