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Brief communication: Evolution of a specific O allele (O1vG542A) supports unique ancestry of Native Americans.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Aug 2013
Villanea Fernando A, Bolnick Deborah A, Monroe Cara, Worl Rosita, Cambra Rosemary, Leventhal Alan, Kemp Brian M
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we explore the geographic and temporal distribution of a unique variant of the O blood group allele called O1v(G542A) , which has been shown to be shared among Native Americans but is rare in other populations. O1v(G542A) was previously reported in Native American populations in Mesoamerica and South America, and has been proposed as an ancestry informative marker. We investigated whether this...
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