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The peopling of Greenland: further insights from the analysis of genetic diversity using autosomal and X-chromosomal markers.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2015
Pereira Vania, Tomas Carmen, Sanchez Juan J, Syndercombe-Court Denise, Amorim António, Gusmão Leonor, Prata Maria João, Morling Niels
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The peopling of Greenland has a complex history shaped by population migrations, isolation and genetic drift. The Greenlanders present a genetic heritage with components of European and Inuit groups; previous studies using uniparentally inherited markers in Greenlanders have reported evidence of a sex-biased, admixed genetic background. This work further explores the genetics of the Greenlanders by analysing...
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