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Autosomal STR analyses in native Amazonian tribes suggest a population structure driven by isolation by distance.
Human biology - 1 Feb 2009
Dos Santos Sidney E B, Ribeiro-Rodrigues Elzemar M, Ribeiro-Dos-Santos Andrea K C, Hutz Mara H, Tovo-Rodrigues Luciana, Salzano Francisco M, Callegari-Jacques Sidia M
Abstract excerpt
Eleven short tandem repeat loci (CSF1PO, D3S1358, D5S818, D7S820, D8S1179, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, D21S11, TH01, and TPOX) were investigated in 232 individuals from 6 Amazonian native tribes (Tiriyó, Waiãpi, Zoé, Urubu-Kaapor, Awa-Guajá, and Parakanã). We added the new data to a database that included five previously typed native populations from the same area (Wai Wai, Gavião, Zoró, Suruí, and Xavante). The...
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