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Mitochondrial DNA variation in the aboriginal populations of the Altai-Baikal region: implications for the genetic history of North Asia and America.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2004
Zakharov Ilia A, Derenko Miroslava V, Maliarchuk Boris A, Dambueva Irina K, Dorzhu Choduraa M, Rychkov Sergey Y
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of mtDNA types common to Asians and Amerinds (types A, B, C, and D) forced investigators to search for those nations of Asia which, though not considered the ancestors of the Amerinds, have retained a close genetic resemblance with them. We collected samples and studied the gene pools of the Turkic-speaking nations of South Siberia: Altaians, Khakassians, Shorians, Tuvinians, Todjins, Tofalars,...
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