Genetic evidence for patrilocal mating behavior among Neandertal groups
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Genetic evidence for patrilocal mating behavior among Neandertal groups. / Lalueza-Fox, Carles; Rosas, Antonio; Estalrrich, Almudena; Gigli, Elena; Campos, Paula; García-Tabernero, Antonio; García-Vargas, Samuel; Sánchez-Quinto, Federico; Ramírez, Oscar; Civit, Sergi; Bastir, Markus; Huguet, Rosa; Santamaría, David; Gilbert, Tom; Willerslev, Eske; la Rasilla, Marco de.
In: National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings, Vol. 108, No. 1, 04.01.2011, p. 250-253.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Genetic evidence for patrilocal mating behavior among Neandertal groups
AU - Lalueza-Fox, Carles
AU - Rosas, Antonio
AU - Estalrrich, Almudena
AU - Gigli, Elena
AU - Campos, Paula
AU - García-Tabernero, Antonio
AU - García-Vargas, Samuel
AU - Sánchez-Quinto, Federico
AU - Ramírez, Oscar
AU - Civit, Sergi
AU - Bastir, Markus
AU - Huguet, Rosa
AU - Santamaría, David
AU - Gilbert, Tom
AU - Willerslev, Eske
AU - la Rasilla, Marco de
PY - 2011/1/4
Y1 - 2011/1/4
N2 - The remains of 12 Neandertal individuals have been found at the El Sidrón site (Asturias, Spain), consisting of six adults, three adolescents, two juveniles, and one infant. Archaeological, paleontological, and geological evidence indicates that these individuals represent all or part of a contemporaneous social group of Neandertals, who died at around the same time and later were buried together as a result of a collapse of an underground karst. We sequenced phylogenetically informative positions of mtDNA hypervariable regions 1 and 2 from each of the remains. Our results show that the 12 individuals stem from three different maternal lineages, accounting for seven, four, and one individual(s), respectively. Using a Y-chromosome assay to confirm the morphological determination of sex for each individual, we found that, although the three adult males carried the same mtDNA lineage, each of the three adult females carried different mtDNA lineages. These findings provide evidence to indicate that Neandertal groups not only were small and characterized by low genetic diversity but also were likely to have practiced patrilocal mating behavior.
AB - The remains of 12 Neandertal individuals have been found at the El Sidrón site (Asturias, Spain), consisting of six adults, three adolescents, two juveniles, and one infant. Archaeological, paleontological, and geological evidence indicates that these individuals represent all or part of a contemporaneous social group of Neandertals, who died at around the same time and later were buried together as a result of a collapse of an underground karst. We sequenced phylogenetically informative positions of mtDNA hypervariable regions 1 and 2 from each of the remains. Our results show that the 12 individuals stem from three different maternal lineages, accounting for seven, four, and one individual(s), respectively. Using a Y-chromosome assay to confirm the morphological determination of sex for each individual, we found that, although the three adult males carried the same mtDNA lineage, each of the three adult females carried different mtDNA lineages. These findings provide evidence to indicate that Neandertal groups not only were small and characterized by low genetic diversity but also were likely to have practiced patrilocal mating behavior.
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1011553108
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1011553108
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21173265
VL - 108
SP - 250
EP - 253
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SN - 0027-8424
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 32221112