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Genetic structure of the Aleuts and Circumpolar populations based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: a synthesis.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Mar 2006
Zlojutro Mark, Rubicz Rohina, Devor Eric J, Spitsyn Victor A, Makarov Sergei V, Wilson Kristin, Crawford Michael H
Abstract excerpt
The mtDNA variation of 198 Aleuts, as well as North American and Asian populations drawn from the literature, were analyzed to reconstruct the Aleuts' genetic prehistory and to investigate their role in the peopling of the Circumarctic region. From median-joining network analysis, three star-like clusters were identified in the Aleuts within the following subhaplogroups: A3, A7 (an Aleut-specific subclade of A3),...
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