The genetic origins of the large CNVs in Melanesians
Copy-number variants (CNVs) are a type of variation that involves duplications or deletions of large segments of DNA. Recent genomic studies have revealed that Melanesians, an indigenous population living in the South Pacific region, harbor a high level of CNVs compared to other human populations. These CNVs have been found to be enriched in genes […]
Did archaic genetic variants help Melanesians adapt?
Scientists find 19 variations suggestive of positive selection, and likely introduced in prehistoric times through interbreeding with Neanderthals or Denisovans.October 22, 2019 Media Contact: Brian Donohue – 206.543.7856, bdonohue@uw.edu Compared with other world groups, the DNA of Melanesian populations carries some of the largest percentage of ancestry from now-extinct Neanderthals and Denisovans. A genomic study of […]
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Leadership Styles and Strategies in a Traditional Melanesian Society
Harold M. Ross p. 11-22 ABSTRACT TEXT BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES AUTHORILLUSTRATIONS ABSTRACT ENGLISH FRANÇAIS The conventional distinction mode by cultural anthropologists between Melanesian and other Pacific Islands leaders is inaccurate and misleading. Melanesian Leadership accomplishes a variety of complex and valuable community functions, achievement of status has been overemphasized, cooperation and altruism are at least as important as competition, and Melanesian Leaders […]
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This blog is presented to you by an individual in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in order to promote the unification and unity of Melanesia by Self-Identification dan Self-Definition Declaration of Melanesia-hood. Promotion of “Melanesia” as One Origin, One People, One Destiny, by getting rid of the colonial maps in our mind that separate us […]