title: Human diversity: our genes tell where we live.
abstract: A detailed genetic analysis of more than a thousand human subjects clusters them into five groups corresponding to major geographical regions. This new study shows that self-reported ancestry is a good predictor of one's genetic make-up.
authors.affiliation: Computational and Molecular Population Genetics Lab, Zoological Institute, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland. excoffier@zoo.unibe.ch
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Excoffier
mesh_terms: D014644:Genetic Variation; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006801:Humans