Article
The initial peopling of the Americas: a growing number of founding mitochondrial genomes from Beringia.
Genome research - 1 Sept 2010
Perego Ugo A, Angerhofer Norman, Pala Maria, Olivieri Anna, Lancioni Hovirag, Hooshiar Kashani Baharak, Carossa Valeria, Ekins Jayne E, Gómez-Carballa Alberto, Huber Gabriela, Zimmermann Bettina, Corach Daniel, Babudri Nora, Panara Fausto, Myres Natalie M, Parson Walther, Semino Ornella, Salas Antonio, Woodward Scott R, Achilli Alessandro, Torroni Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Pan-American mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup C1 has been recently subdivided into three branches, two of which (C1b and C1c) are characterized by ages and geographical distributions that are indicative of an early arrival from Beringia with Paleo-Indians. In contrast, the estimated ages of C1d--the third subset of C1--looked too young to fit the above scenario. To define the origin of this enigmatic C1...
Topics
- Americas
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Emigration and Immigration
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Human
- Genome, Mitochondrial
- Geography
- Haplotypes
- Humans