mtDNA variation in the Chibcha Amerindian Huetar from Costa Rica.

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mtDNA variation in the Chibcha Amerindian Huetar from Costa Rica.

Human biology - 1 Dec 1994

Santos M, Ward R H, Barrantes R

Abstract excerpt

The genetic variation in a Chibcha-speaking Amerindian tribe from lower Central America, the Huetar, was analyzed using nucleotide sequences of the hypervariable segments of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region, the frequencies of 10 Amerindian-specific mtDNA haplotypes, and the regional...

Topics

Base Sequence
Costa Rica
DNA, Mitochondrial
Gene Deletion
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Haplotypes
Humans
Indians, Central American
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Population Density

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