At the Crossroads of Continents: Ancient DNA Insights into the Maternal and Paternal Population History of Croatia
Although the analyzed samples are heterogeneous and originate from different historical periods, their genetic signatures conform to the broader patterns expected for the region. In a wider context, the ancient Croatian mitochondrial data reveal stronger genetic persistence from prehistory to modern times, unlike paternal lineages, which show significantly higher divergence.
Authors
- Damir Marjanović
- Željana Bašić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8327-1978)
- Pere Gelabert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3019-0725)
- Dubravka Havaš Auguštin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-8737)
- Natalija Novokmet
- G LAUC
- D Primorac
- Mario Novak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6096-1124)
- Jelena Šarac
- Ron Pinhasi
- Olivia Cheronet
- Ivana Kružić
Institutions
- Lee College (US)
- University of Primorska (SI)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- National Forensic Sciences University (IN)
- University of Rijeka (HR)
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- University of New Haven (US)
- Institute for Anthropological Research (HR)
- Regio Kliniken (DE)
- Genos (Croatia) (HR)
- Science Research Laboratory (US)
- University of Osijek (HR)
- International Burch University (BA)
- University of Split (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genes
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/genes17010080
- Primary Topic
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Austrian Science Fund