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Genetic ancestry of families of putative Inka descent.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Aug 2018
Sandoval José R, Lacerda Daniela R, Jota Marilza S, Elward Ronald, Acosta Oscar, Pinedo Donaldo, Danos Pierina, Cuellar Cinthia, Revollo Susana, Santos Fabricio R, Fujita Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
This study focuses on the descendants of the royal Inka family. The Inkas ruled Tawantinsuyu, the largest pre-Columbian empire in South America, which extended from southern Colombia to central Chile. The origin of the royal Inkas is currently unknown. While the mummies of the Inka rulers could have been informative, most were destroyed by Spaniards and the few remaining disappeared without a trace. Moreover, no...
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