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Genetic variation of the Y chromosome in Chibcha-speaking Amerindians of Costa Rica and Panama.
Human biology - 1 Feb 2005
Ruiz-Narváez Edward A, Santos Fabricio R, Carvalho-Silva Denise R, Azofeifa Jorge, Barrantes Ramiro, Pena Sergio D J
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation of the Y chromosome in five Chibchan tribes (Bribri, Cabecar, Guaymi, Huetar, and Teribe) of Costa Rica and Panama was analyzed using six microsatellite loci (DYS19, DYS389A, DYS389B, DYS390, DYS391, and DYS393), the Y-chromosome-specific alphoid system (alphah), the Y-chromosome Alu polymorphism (YAP), and a specific pre-Columbian transition (C-->T) (M3 marker) in the DYS 199 locus that defines...
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