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Genetic differentiation in South Amerindians is related to environmental and cultural diversity: evidence from the Y chromosome.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2001
Tarazona-Santos E, Carvalho-Silva D R, Pettener D, Luiselli D, De Stefano G F, Labarga C M, Rickards O, Tyler-Smith C, Pena S D, Santos F R
Abstract excerpt
The geographic structure of Y-chromosome variability has been analyzed in native populations of South America, through use of the high-frequency Native American haplogroup defined by the DYS199-T allele and six Y-chromosome-linked microsatellites (DYS19, DYS389A, DYS389B, DYS390, DYS391, and DYS393), analyzed in 236 individuals. The following pattern of within- and among-population variability emerges from the...
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