Major new study unveils complexity and vast diversity of Africa’s genetic variation
AFRICA is the cradle of humankind. All humans are descendants from this common pool of ancestors. Africa and its multitude of ethnolinguistic groups are therefore fundamental to learning more about humankind and our origins. ZANÉ LOMBARD, Principal Medical Scientist, Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand A human genome refers to the complete set of genetic information found in a human cell. We inherit our genomes from our parents. Studying the variations in different people’s genomes gives important clues to how genetic information influences people’s appearance and health. It can also tell us about our ancestry. To date, very few African…