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DYS19 and DYS199 loci in a Chilean population of mixed ancestry.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Sept 2004
Cifuentes L, Morales R, Sepúlveda D, Jorquera H, Acuña M
Abstract excerpt
The current Chilean population originated from admixture between aboriginal populations (Amerindians) and Spanish conquerors of European origin. Consequently, the unions that gave rise to the Chilean population were chiefly between Spanish males and aboriginal females, and not the converse. To test the hypothesis that the Y chromosome of the Chilean population is mainly of Spanish origin, while the other...
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