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MtDNA and Y-chromosomal diversity in the Chachapoya, a population from the northeast Peruvian Andes-Amazon divide.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Nov 2016
Guevara Evelyn K, Palo Jukka U, Guillén Sonia, Sajantila Antti
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OBJECTIVES: The ancient Chachapoya were an aggregate of several ethnic groups that shared a common language, religion, and material culture. They inhabited a territory at the juncture of the Andes and the Amazon basin. Their position between those ecozones most likely influenced their genetic composition. We attempted to better understand their population history by assessing the contemporary genetic diversity in...
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