Ancient DNA provides new insights into the history of south Siberian Kurgan people.

doi:10.1007/s00439-009-0683-0

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Ancient DNA provides new insights into the history of south Siberian Kurgan people.

Human genetics - 1 Sept 2009

Keyser Christine, Bouakaze Caroline, Crubézy Eric, Nikolaev Valery G, Montagnon Daniel, Reis Tatiana, Ludes Bertrand

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To help unravel some of the early Eurasian steppe migration movements, we determined the Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial haplotypes and haplogroups of 26 ancient human specimens from the Krasnoyarsk area dated from between the middle of the second millennium BC. to the fourth century AD. In order to go further in the search of the geographic origin and physical traits of these south Siberian specimens, we also...

Topics

Asian People
Chromosomes, Human, Y
DNA, Mitochondrial
Gene Pool
Geography
Haplotypes
History, Ancient
Humans
Male
Pigmentation
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Siberia
Tandem Repeat Sequences

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PMID: 19449030
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0683-0

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