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A "Copernican" reassessment of the human mitochondrial DNA tree from its root.
American journal of human genetics - 6 Apr 2012
Behar Doron M, van Oven Mannis, Rosset Saharon, Metspalu Mait, Loogväli Eva-Liis, Silva Nuno M, Kivisild Toomas, Torroni Antonio, Villems Richard
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Mutational events along the human mtDNA phylogeny are traditionally identified relative to the revised Cambridge Reference Sequence, a contemporary European sequence published in 1981. This historical choice is a continuous source of inconsistencies, misinterpretations, and errors in medical, forensic, and population genetic studies. Here, after having refined the human mtDNA phylogeny to an unprecedented level...
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