Large scale mitochondrial sequencing in Mexican Americans suggests a reappraisal of Native American origins

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Asian origin of Native Americans is largely accepted. However uncertainties persist regarding the source population(s) within Asia, the divergence and arrival time(s) of the founder groups, the number of expansion events, and mig...

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Main Authors: Melton Phillip E, Zlojutro Mark, Bellis Claire, Kumar Satish, Blangero John, Curran Joanne E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/293