Article
Genetic variation of the mitochondrial DNA genome in American Indians is at mutation-drift equilibrium.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Dec 1991
Chakraborty R, Weiss K M
Abstract excerpt
Several surveys have found evidence for founder effects in Amerindian mitochondrial DNA because of the existence of rare Asian morphs in high frequencies in some Amerindian populations and the occurrence of several new morphs not seen elsewhere in the world. These reports, however, do not address whether or not the present genetic variation in the mtDNA genome in Amerindians has reached the steady-state...
Topics
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Indians, Central American
- Indians, North American
- Indians, South American