Mitochondrial DNA and the peopling of South America.

doi:10.1353/hub.2007.0031

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Mitochondrial DNA and the peopling of South America.

Human biology - 1 Apr 2007

Lewis Cecil M, Lizárraga Beatriz, Tito Raúl Y, López Paul W, Iannacone Gian Carlo, Medina Angel, Martínez Rolando, Polo Susan I, De La Cruz Augusto F, Cáceres Angela M, Stone Anne C

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The initial peopling of South America is largely unresolved, in part because of the unique distribution of genetic diversity in native South Americans. On average, genetic diversity estimated within Andean populations is higher than that estimated within Amazonian populations. Yet there is less genetic differentiation estimated among Andean populations than estimated among Amazonian populations. One hypothesis is...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Haplotypes
Humans
Peru
Pilot Projects
South America

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PMID: 18027812
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2007.0031

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