The genetic history of indigenous populations of the Peruvian and Bolivian Altiplano: the legacy of the Uros.

The Altiplano region of the South American Andes is marked by an inhospitable climate to which the autochthonous human populations adapted and then developed great ancient civilizations, such as the Tiwanaku culture and the Inca Empire. Since pre-Columbian times, different rulers established themsel...

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Main Authors: José Raul Sandoval, Daniela R Lacerda, Marilza S A Jota, Alberto Salazar-Granara, Pedro Paulo R Vieira, Oscar Acosta, Cinthia Cuellar, Susana Revollo, Ricardo Fujita, Fabrício R Santos, Genographic Project Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3770642?pdf=render