Peopling of the North Circumpolar Region--insights from Y chromosome STR and SNP typing of Greenlanders.

The human population in Greenland is characterized by migration events of Paleo- and Neo-Eskimos, as well as admixture with Europeans. In this study, the Y-chromosomal variation in male Greenlanders was investigated in detail by typing 73 Y-chromosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms (Y-SNPs) and 17...

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Main Authors: Jill Katharina Olofsson, Vania Pereira, Claus Børsting, Niels Morling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4312058?pdf=render