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Mitochondrial DNA analysis of an immigrant Basque population: loss of diversity due to founder effects.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Apr 2011
Davis Michael C, Novak Stephen J, Hampikian Greg
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The Basques have a well-documented history of migration and settlement in the Americas, and they often retain cultural identity across generations. Numerous genetic studies have been carried out on European Basques; thus, immigrant Basques are an ideal population for investigating the genetic consequences of a recent human migration event. We have sampled 53 unrelated individuals with Basque ancestry in Boise,...
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