Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in four tribes from Tierra del Fuego-Patagonia: Inferences about...
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Fox, Carles Lalueza
- Source
- Human Biology. Dec96, Vol. 68 Issue 6, p855. 17p. 2 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs.
- Subject
- *HUMAN population genetics
*INDIGENOUS peoples of the Americas
*MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
- Language
- ISSN
- 0018-7143
Analyzes the four major founder haplogroups in native Americans including data from four extinct tribes from Tierra del Fuego-Patagonia to look into the relationship between genes and geography. Extraction of DNA from ancient dental remains; Neighbor-joining analysis; Mitochondrial DNA diversity; Geographic clime in the Americas for three of the haplogroups.