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A new subclade of mtDNA haplogroup C1 found in Icelanders: evidence of pre-Columbian contact?
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Jan 2011
Ebenesersdóttir Sigríður Sunna, Sigurðsson Asgeir, Sánchez-Quinto Federico, Lalueza-Fox Carles, Stefánsson Kári, Helgason Agnar
Abstract excerpt
Although most mtDNA lineages observed in contemporary Icelanders can be traced to neighboring populations in the British Isles and Scandinavia, one may have a more distant origin. This lineage belongs to haplogroup C1, one of a handful that was involved in the settlement of the Americas around 14...
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