reviewGenome biologyJan 11, 2016GOLD OA

Ancient DNA and the rewriting of human history: be sparing with Occam’s razor

MHMarc HaberMMMassimo MezzavillaYXYali XueCTChris Tyler‐Smith

Wellcome Sanger Institute · IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo

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Abstract

Ancient DNA research is revealing a human history far more complex than that inferred from parsimonious models based on modern DNA. Here, we review some of the key events in the peopling of the world in the light of the findings of work on ancient DNA.

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  • Occam's razor
  • Ancient DNA
  • Biology
  • Human genetics
  • Rewriting
  • Evolutionary biology
  • occam
  • DNA
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