Human genetic history on the Tibetan Plateau in the past 5100 years

Using genome-wide data of 89 ancient individuals dated to 5100 to 100 years before the present (B.P.) from 29 sites across the Tibetan Plateau, we found plateau-specific ancestry across plateau populations, with substantial genetic structure indicating high differentiation before 2500 B.P. Northeast...

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Published in:Science advances 2023-03, Vol.9 (11), p.eadd5582-eadd5582
Main Authors: Wang, Hongru, Yang, Melinda A, Wangdue, Shargan, Lu, Hongliang, Chen, Honghai, Li, Linhui, Dong, Guanghui, Tsring, Tinley, Yuan, Haibing, He, Wei, Ding, Manyu, Wu, Xiaohong, Li, Shuai, Tashi, Norbu, Yang, Tsho, Yang, Feng, Tong, Yan, Chen, Zujun, He, Yuanhong, Cao, Peng, Dai, Qingyan, Liu, Feng, Feng, Xiaotian, Wang, Tianyi, Yang, Ruowei, Ping, Wanjing, Zhang, Zhaoxia, Gao, Yang, Zhang, Ming, Wang, Xiaoji, Zhang, Chao, Yuan, Kai, Ko, Albert Min-Shan, Aldenderfer, Mark, Gao, Xing, Xu, Shuhua, Fu, Qiaomei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Asia, Eastern
Asian People
Genome
Human Genetics
Humans
SciAdv r-articles
Social and Interdisciplinary Sciences
Tibet
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Summary:Using genome-wide data of 89 ancient individuals dated to 5100 to 100 years before the present (B.P.) from 29 sites across the Tibetan Plateau, we found plateau-specific ancestry across plateau populations, with substantial genetic structure indicating high differentiation before 2500 B.P. Northeastern plateau populations rapidly showed admixture associated with millet farmers by 4700 B.P. in the Gonghe Basin. High genetic similarity on the southern and southwestern plateau showed population expansion along the Yarlung Tsangpo River since 3400 years ago. Central and southeastern plateau populations revealed extensive genetic admixture within the plateau historically, with substantial ancestry related to that found in southern and southwestern plateau populations. Over the past ~700 years, substantial gene flow from lowland East Asia further shaped the genetic landscape of present-day plateau populations. The high-altitude adaptive allele was found in plateau populations as early as in a 5100-year-old individual and showed a sharp increase over the past 2800 years.
ISSN:2375-2548
2375-2548
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.add5582