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Ancient DNA from a pre-Columbian Amerindian population.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Dec 1993
Stone A C, Stoneking M
Abstract excerpt
Ancient DNA was obtained from skeletal remains from the Norris Farms #36 cemetery, a pre-Columbian archeological site in central Illinois that dates to A.D. 1300. Four mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers were analyzed that delineate the four primary mtDNA lineages found in contemporary Amerindian populations. mtDNA types were determined for 50 individuals; 49 belonged to one of these four lineages. One lineage...
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