Genome-wide data from medieval German Jews show that the Ashkenazi founder event pre-dated the 14th century
Shamam Waldman, Daniel Backenroth, Éadaoin Harney, Stefan Flohr, Nadia C. Neff, Gina Buckley, Hila Fridman, Ali Akbari, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Íñigo Olalde, Leo Cooper, Ariel Lomes, Joshua Lipson, Jorge Cano Nistal, Jin Yu, Nir Barzilai, Inga Peter, Gil Atzmon, Harry Ostrer, Todd Lencz, Yosef E. Maruvka, Maike Lämmerhirt, Alexander Beider, Leonard Victor Rutgers, Virginie Renson, Keith M. Prufer, Stephan Schiffels, Harald Ringbauer, Karin Sczech, Shai Carmi, David Reich
Abstract
century Erfurt, Germany d Medieval and modern Ashkenazi Jews (AJ) have similar ancestral genetic sources d Medieval AJ were genetically heterogeneous, likely divided into two or more groups d The individuals descend from an extreme founder event shared with modern AJ
Topics & Concepts
Founder effectBiologyGenealogyAncient historyGermanLineage (genetic)HistoryArchaeologyDemographyGeneticsGenotypeHaplotypeGeneSociologyForensic and Genetic ResearchGenetic diversity and population structureRace, Genetics, and Society