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- Title
Patterns of mtDNA Diversity in Northwestern North America.
- Authors
Malhi, Ripan S.; Breece, Katherine E.; Schultz Shook, Beth A.; Kaestle, Frederika A.; Chatters, James C.; Hackenberger, Steven; Smitn, David Glenn
- Abstract
The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups of 54 full- blooded modern and 64 ancient Native Americans from northwestern North America were determined. The control regions of 10 modern and 30 ancient individuals were sequenced and compared. Within the Northwest, the frequency distribution for haplogroup A is geographically structured, with haplogroup A decreasing with distance from the Pacific Coast. The haplo-group A distribution suggests that a prehistoric population intrusion from the subarctic and coastal region occurred on the Columbia Plateau in prehistoric times. Overall, the mtDNA pattern in the Northwest suggests significant amounts of gene flow among Northwest Coast, Columbia Plateau, and Great Basin populations.
- Subjects
NORTH America; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEIC acids; MITOCHONDRIA; DNA synthesis; NUCLEOTIDE sequence
- Publication
Human Biology, 2004, Vol 76, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
0018-7143
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/hub.2004.0023