@article{fdi:010070035,
  title = {{D}ispersals and genetic adaptation of {B}antu-speaking populations in {A}frica and {N}orth {A}merica},
  author = {{P}atin, {E}. and {L}opez, {M}. and {G}rollemund, {R}. and {V}erdu, {P}. and {H}armant, {C}. and {Q}uach, {H}. and {L}aval, {G}. and {P}erry, {G}. {H}. and {B}arreiro, {L}. {B}. and {F}roment, {A}lain and {H}eyer, {E}. and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {F}ortes-{L}ima, {C}. and {M}igot {N}abias, {F}lorence and {B}ellis, {G}. and {D}ugoujon, {J}. {M}. and {P}ereira, {J}. {B}. and {F}ernandes, {V}. and {P}ereira, {L}. and {V}an der {V}een, {L}. and {M}ouguiama-{D}aouda, {P}. and {B}ustamante, {C}. {D}. and {H}ombert, {J}. {M}. and {Q}uintana-{M}urci, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}antu languages are spoken by about 310 million {A}fricans, yet the genetic history of {B}antu-speaking populations remains largely unexplored. {W}e generated genomic data for 1318 individuals from 35 populations in western central {A}frica, where {B}antu languages originated. {W}e found that early {B}antu speakers first moved southward, through the equatorial rainforest, before spreading toward eastern and southern {A}frica. {W}e also found that genetic adaptation of {B}antu speakers was facilitated by admixture with local populations, particularly for the {HLA} and {LCT} loci. {F}inally, we identified a major contribution of western central {A}frican {B}antu speakers to the ancestry of {A}frican {A}mericans, whose genomes present no strong signals of natural selection. {T}ogether, these results highlight the contribution of {B}antu-speaking peoples to the complex genetic history of {A}fricans and {A}frican {A}mericans.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {NORD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience},
  volume = {356},
  numero = {6337},
  pages = {543--546},
  ISSN = {0036-8075},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1126/science.aal1988},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070035},
}