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Paternal and maternal DNA lineages reveal a bottleneck in the founding of the Finnish population.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Oct 1996
Sajantila A, Salem A H, Savolainen P, Bauer K, Gierig C, Pääbo S
Abstract excerpt
An analysis of Y-chromosomal haplotypes in several European populations reveals an almost monomorphic pattern in the Finns, whereas Y-chromosomal diversity is significantly higher in other populations. Furthermore, analyses of nucleotide positions in the mitochondrial control region that evolve slowly show a decrease in genetic diversity in Finns. Thus, relatively few men and women have contributed the genetic...
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