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Beringian standstill and spread of Native American founders.
PloS one - 5 Sept 2007
Tamm Erika, Kivisild Toomas, Reidla Maere, Metspalu Mait, Smith David Glenn, Mulligan Connie J, Bravi Claudio M, Rickards Olga, Martinez-Labarga Cristina, Khusnutdinova Elsa K, Fedorova Sardana A, Golubenko Maria V, Stepanov Vadim A, Gubina Marina A, Zhadanov Sergey I, Ossipova Ludmila P, Damba Larisa, Voevoda Mikhail I, Dipierri Jose E, Villems Richard, Malhi Ripan S
Abstract excerpt
Native Americans derive from a small number of Asian founders who likely arrived to the Americas via Beringia. However, additional details about the initial colonization of the Americas remain unclear. To investigate the pioneering phase in the Americas we analyzed a total of 623 complete mtDNAs from the Americas and Asia, including 20 new complete mtDNAs from the Americas and seven from Asia. This sequence data...
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