Gene insertion, the incorporation of exogenous genetic material into a genome, can occur naturally or can be artificially induced. In nature, mobile elements called insertion sequences exist. They encode only the information necessary for their...

Genetic Insertion is the addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a genetic sequence. This can often happen in microsatellite regions due to the DNA polymerase slipping. On a chromosome level, an insertion refers to the insertion of a larger...

Abstract Thorough assessment of modern genetic diversity and interpopulation affinities within the African continent is essential for understanding the processes that have been at work during the course of worldwide human evolution. Regardless of whether autosomal, Y-chromosome, or mtDNA markers are used, allele-...

Abstract We examined genetic variation in nine populations of Dagestan using 11 autosomal Alu insertion polymorphisms to investigate the genetic structure of indigenous groups and to assess their genetic relationship with world populations. Genetic differentiation among mountain inhabitants (G^sub ST^ = 2%) is...