Article
mtDNA diversity in Chukchi and Siberian Eskimos: implications for the genetic history of Ancient Beringia and the peopling of the New World.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 1998
Starikovskaya Y B, Sukernik R I, Schurr T G, Kogelnik A M, Wallace D C
Abstract excerpt
The mtDNAs of 145 individuals representing the aboriginal populations of Chukotka-the Chukchi and Siberian Eskimos-were subjected to RFLP analysis and control-region sequencing. This analysis showed that the core of the genetic makeup of the Chukchi and Siberian Eskimos consisted of three (A, C,...
Topics
- Alaska
- Archaeology
- Asian People
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Inuit
- Paleontology
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
