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Study traces nested founder effects across Polynesian settlement routes
Original: Message in a bottleneck: Nested founder effects from French Polynesia to Rapa Nui and Hawaiʻi
A new study published in Science examines the genetic legacy of Polynesian settlement, tracing nested founder effects from French Polynesia to Rapa Nui and Hawaiʻi. Researchers show how each wave of migration carried only a subset of ancestral variation, leaving distinct genetic signatures across the eastern Pacific. The findings refine understanding of how people colonised the farthest reaches of Polynesia and how small founding groups shaped present-day populations there.
Why now: Freshly published research in Science is drawing attention for what it reveals about Polynesian migration history and population genetics.
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Evidence
- Message in a bottleneck: Nested founder effects from French Polynesia to Rapa Nui and Hawaiʻi · Science | AAAS
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