Genetic differences between Chibcha and Non-Chibcha speaking tribes based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups from 21 Amerindian tribes from Colombia

Genetic differences between Chibcha and Non-Chibcha speaking tribes based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups from 21 Amerindian tribes from Colombia

We analyzed the frequency of four mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in 424 individuals from 21 Colombian Amerindian tribes. Our results showed a high degree of mtDNA diversity and genetic heterogeneity. Frequencies of mtDNA haplogroups A and C were high in the majority of populations studied. The distri...

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Main Authors: Solangy Usme-Romero, Milena Alonso, Helena Hernandez-Cuervo, Emilio J. Yunis, Juan J. Yunis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2013-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
mitochondrial DNA
Amerindian
Colombia
Chibcha
genetic relationships
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572013000200003

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