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Demographic History of Indigenous Populations in Mesoamerica Based on mtDNA Sequence Data.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
González-Martín Antonio, Gorostiza Amaya, Regalado-Liu Lucía, Arroyo-Peña Sergio, Tirado Sergio, Nuño-Arana Ismael, Rubi-Castellanos Rodrigo, Sandoval Karla, Coble Michael D, Rangel-Villalobos Héctor
Abstract excerpt
The genetic characterization of Native American groups provides insights into their history and demographic events. We sequenced the mitochondrial D-loop region (control region) of 520 samples from eight Mexican indigenous groups. In addition to an analysis of the genetic diversity, structure and genetic relationship between 28 Native American populations, we applied Bayesian skyline methodology for a deeper...
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