Ancient and modern mitochondrial DNA sequences and the colonization of the Pacific.

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Ancient and modern mitochondrial DNA sequences and the colonization of the Pacific.

Electrophoresis - 1 Aug 1997

Hagelberg E

Abstract excerpt

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a valuable tool for the study of recent human evolution because it is easy to analyse, is inherited uniparentally and has a relatively rapid rate of evolution. mtDNA analysis has been used extensively for the elucidation of the pattern of migrations of human populatio...

Topics

Asia
DNA, Mitochondrial
Emigration and Immigration
Fossils
Gene Deletion
Genetic Variation
Humans
Pacific Islands
Polynesia

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