The Saami are regarded as extreme genetic outliers among European populations. In this
study, a high-resolution phylogenetic analysis of Saami genetic heritage was undertaken in …

A maximum parsimony tree of 21 complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences
belonging to haplogroup X and the survey of the haplogroup-associated polymorphisms in …

The excavation of a frozen grave on the Kizil site (dated to be 2500 years old) in the Altai
Republic (Central Asia) revealed a skeleton belonging to the Scytho-Siberian population …

Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) performed in Western Mediterranean
populations has shown that both shores share a common set of mtDNA haplogroups already …

The Hungarian language belongs to the Finno‐Ugric branch of the Uralic family, but
Hungarian speakers have been living in Central Europe for more than 1000 years …

Celtic languages are now spoken only on the Atlantic facade of Europe, mainly in Britain
and Ireland, but were spoken more widely in western and central Europe until the collapse …

There has been some controversy in the literature concerning whether Icelanders are
genetically homogenous or heterogeneous relative to other European populations. We …

Abstract Background The Strait of Gibraltar separating the Iberian Peninsula from North
Africa is thought to be a stronger barrier to gene flow for male than for female lineages …

Mitochondrial DNA variability in two Slavonic‐speaking populations of the northwestern
Balkan peninsula, Bosnians (N= 144) and Slovenians (N= 104), was studied by …

Background According to archaeological records and historical documentation, Italy has
been a melting point for populations of different geographical and ethnic matrices. Although …