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Genetic evidence for the phylogenetic relationship between Na-Dene and Yeniseian speakers.
Human biology - 1 Dec 2002
Rubicz Rohina, Melvin Kristin L, Crawford Michael H
Abstract excerpt
Ruhlen's hypothesis, based on linguistic evidence, for a common phylogenetic origin of Na-Dene and Yeniseian speakers is tested using genetic data. Gene frequency data for the Kets, the only surviving Yeniseian speakers, were collected during a field study in 1993. Data for several Na-Dene groups, as well as other New World and Siberian populations, were compiled from the literature. These data were analyzed...
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