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Patterns of mtDNA diversity in northwestern North America.
Human biology - 1 Feb 2004
Malhi Ripan S, Breece Katherine E, Shook Beth A Schultz, Kaestle Frederika A, Chatters James C, Hackenberger Steven, Smith David Glenn
Abstract excerpt
The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups of 54 full-blooded modern and 64 ancient Native Americans from northwestern North America were determined. The control regions of 10 modern and 30 ancient individuals were sequenced and compared. Within the Northwest, the frequency distribution for haplogroup A is geographically structured, with haplogroup A decreasing with distance from the Pacific Coast. The haplogroup...
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