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Maori origins, Y-chromosome haplotypes and implications for human history in the Pacific.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2001
Underhill P A, Passarino G, Lin A A, Marzuki S, Oefner P J, Cavalli-Sforza L L, Chambers G K
Abstract excerpt
An assessment of 28 pertinent binary genetic markers on the non-recombining portion of the Y chromosome (NRY) in New Zealand Maori and other relevant populations has revealed a diverse genetic paternal heritage of extant Maori. A maximum parsimony phylogeny was constructed in which nine of the 25 possible binary haplotypes were observed. Although approximately 40% of the samples have haplotypes of unequivocal...
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