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mtDNA "nomenclutter" and its consequences on the interpretation of genetic data.
BMC ecology and evolution - 19 Aug 2024
Bajić Vladimir, Schulmann Vanessa Hava, Nowick Katja
Abstract excerpt
Population-based studies of human mitochondrial genetic diversity often require the classification of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes into more than 5400 described haplogroups, and further grouping those into hierarchically higher haplogroups. Such secondary haplogroup groupings (e.g., "macro-haplogroups") vary across studies, as they depend on the sample quality, technical factors of haplogroup calling, the...
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