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From: On the edge of Bantu expansions: mtDNA, Y chromosome and lactase persistence genetic variation in southwestern Angola

Figure 6

Possible trajectories of the lactase persistence -14010C mutation from East to Southwest Africa. A) Major hypotheses about the migration of the -14010C mutation: a direct migratory link between East and Southwest Africa (violet arrow); a Khoe mediated link, with a first contact between East African pastoralists and the herding Khoe (blue arrow) followed by subsequent transfer to Southwest Bantu pastoralists through Bantu-Khoe interactions (green arrow). B-D) carrier frequencies of the -14010C mutation (B), and typical Khoe-San mtDNA (C) and NRY lineages (D) in major ethnolinguistic groups sampled in the Namibe province.

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