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Mitochondrial DNA and prehistoric settlements: native migrations on the western edge of North America.
Human biology - 1 Feb 2004
Eshleman Jason A, Malhi Ripan S, Johnson John R, Kaestle Frederika A, Lorenz Joseph, Smith David Glenn
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We analyzed previously reported mtDNA haplogroup frequencies of 577 individuals and hypervariable segment 1 (HVS1) sequences of 265 individuals from Native American tribes in western North America to test hypotheses regarding the settlement of this region. These data were analyzed to determine whether Hokan and Penutian, two hypothesized ancient linguistic stocks, represent biological units as a result of shared...
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