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The impact of the Austronesian expansion: evidence from mtDNA and Y chromosome diversity in the Admiralty Islands of Melanesia.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2008
Kayser Manfred, Choi Ying, van Oven Mannis, Mona Stefano, Brauer Silke, Trent Ronald J, Suarkia Dagwin, Schiefenhövel Wulf, Stoneking Mark
Abstract excerpt
The genetic ancestry of Polynesians can be traced to both Asia and Melanesia, which presumably reflects admixture occurring between incoming Austronesians and resident non-Austronesians in Melanesia before the subsequent occupation of the greater Pacific; however, the genetic impact of the Austronesian expansion to Melanesia remains largely unknown. We therefore studied the diversity of nonrecombining Y...
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