Recenzija, Prikaz slučaja
Overview of Human Population-Genetic Studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Last Three Centuries: History and Prospective
Damir Marjanović
Naris Pojskić
Lejla Kapur
Sanin Haverić
Adaleta Durmić-Pašić
Kasim Bajrović
Rifat Hadžiselimović
Sažetak
Modern Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multi-ethnic and multi-religion country, with a very stormy history. Certain archaeological
findings indicate continuous population of its territory since the Paleolithic. In time, vast number of different
factors jointly influenced fascinating diversity of local human populations. A great number of small, more or less isolated,
indigenous populations, make this area quite attractive for population-genetic surveys of different levels and
approaches. Austro-Hungarian military physicians conducted the very first known bio-anthropological analyses of
Bosnia-Herzegovina population at the end of the 19th century. Thus, the first step towards resolving the genetic structures
of local B&H human populations was made. The studies that followed (conducted throughout most of the 20th century)
were primarily based on the observation of various phenotypic traits. This stage was followed by the examination of various
cytogenetic and fundamental DNA based molecular markers. The efforts undertaken over the last three centuries revealed
»human genetic treasure« in Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, even now, after all the studies that were conducted,
many interesting features remain to be discovered and described within the existing local human populations.
Ključne riječi
population genetic studies; phenotypic traits; molecular markers
Hrčak ID:
27048
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Datum izdavanja:
2.9.2008.
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