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Autosomal and uniparental portraits of the native populations of Sakha (Yakutia): implications for the peopling of Northeast Eurasia.
BMC evolutionary biology - 19 Jun 2013
Fedorova Sardana A, Reidla Maere, Metspalu Ene, Metspalu Mait, Rootsi Siiri, Tambets Kristiina, Trofimova Natalya, Zhadanov Sergey I, Hooshiar Kashani Baharak, Olivieri Anna, Voevoda Mikhail I, Osipova Ludmila P, Platonov Fedor A, Tomsky Mikhail I, Khusnutdinova Elza K, Torroni Antonio, Villems Richard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sakha--an area connecting South and Northeast Siberia--is significant for understanding the history of peopling of Northeast Eurasia and the Americas. Previous studies have shown a genetic contiguity between Siberia and East Asia and the key role of South Siberia in the colonization of Siberia. RESULTS: We report the results of a high-resolution phylogenetic analysis of 701 mtDNAs and 318 Y...
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