Anatomically modern humans are known to have widely migrated throughout history.
Different scientific evidences suggest that the entire human population descended from just …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been used for decades as a predominant tool in population
genetics and as a valuable addition to forensic genetic research, owing to its unique …

Prehistoric Europe experienced a marked cultural and economic shift around 4000 years
ago, when the established Neolithic agriculture-based economy was replaced by herding …

Complete mtDNA genome sequencing improves molecular resolution for distinguishing
variation between individuals and populations, but there is still deficiency of mitogenomic …

Data on the variability of the nucleotide sequences of whole mitochondrial genomes in
populations of Russians, Poles, and Serbs, which represent, respectively, the groups of …

Background: Available mitochondrial (mtDNA) data demonstrate genetic differentiation
among South Slavs inhabiting the Balkan Peninsula. However, their resolution is insufficient …

Abstract The Carpathian Basin has been a natural crossroads for expanding empires and
populations migrating between Europe and Asia. During the medieval and early modern …

Background Analysis of allele frequencies of short tandem repeat (STR) loci in ethnically
diverse populations is essential for forensic reference database construction and studies on …

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited disorder that affects
central vision in young adults and is typically associated with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) …

Mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is a valuable resource in resolving various human forensic
casework. The usage of variability of complete mtDNA genomes increases their …