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mtDNA microevolution in Southern Chile's archipelagos.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Mar 2006
García Federico, Moraga Mauricio, Vera Soledad, Henríquez Hugo, Llop Elena, Aspillaga Eugenio, Rothhammer Francisco
Abstract excerpt
The genetic variability of four predominantly Indian populations of southern Chile's archipelagos was examined by determining the frequencies of four mitochondrial DNA haplogroups that characterize the American Indian populations. Over 90% of the individuals analyzed presented Native American mtDNA haplogroups. By means of an unweighted group pair method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) dendrogram, a principal...
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