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Revealing latitudinal patterns of mitochondrial DNA diversity in Chileans.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jan 2016
Gómez-Carballa Alberto, Moreno Fabián, Álvarez-Iglesias Vanesa, Martinón-Torres Federico, García-Magariños Manuel, Pantoja-Astudillo Jaime A, Aguirre-Morales Eugenia, Bustos Patricio, Salas Antonio
Abstract excerpt
The territory of Chile is particularly long and narrow, which combined with its mountainous terrain, makes it a unique scenario for human genetic studies. We obtained 995 control region mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from Chileans representing populations living at different latitudes of the country from the North to the southernmost region. The majority of the mtDNA profiles are of Native American origin...
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