Genetic evidence points to distinct paternal settlers of the Faroe Islands and Iceland
The results of the current study and lack of conformity between Icelandic and Faroese haplotypes implies that the two populations were founded by different paternal gene pools and there is no detectable post-founder admixture between the two groups.
Authors
- Christopher R. Tillquist
- Eyðfinn Magnussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3850-3271)
- Allison E. Mann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7170-6017)
Institutions
- University of the Faroe Islands (FO)
- University of Wyoming (US)
- University of Louisville (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Genetics
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2024.1462736
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55
Funders
- University of Louisville
- University of Wyoming