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Native American mtDNA prehistory in the American Southwest.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12541329     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examines the mtDNA diversity of the proposed descendants of the multiethnic Hohokam and Anasazi cultural traditions, as well as Uto-Aztecan and Southern-Athapaskan groups, to investigate hypothesized migrations associated with the Southwest region. The mtDNA haplogroups of 117 Native Americans from southwestern North America were determined. The hypervariable segment I (HVSI) portion of the control region of 53 of these individuals was sequenced, and the within-haplogroup diversity of 18 Native American populations from North, Central, and South America was analyzed. Within North America, populations in the West contain higher amounts of diversity than in other regions, probably due to a population expansion and high levels of gene flow among subpopulations in this region throughout prehistory. The distribution of haplogroups in the Southwest is structured more by archaeological tradition than by language. Yumans and Pimans exhibit substantially greater genetic diversity than the Jemez and Zuni, probably due to admixture and genetic isolation, respectively. We find no evidence of a movement of mtDNA lineages northward into the Southwest from Central Mexico, which, in combination with evidence from nuclear markers, suggests that the spread of Uto-Aztecan was facilitated by predominantly male migration. Southern Athapaskans probably experienced a bottleneck followed by extensive admixture during the migration to their current homeland in the Southwest.
Authors:
Ripan S Malhi; Holly M Mortensen; Jason A Eshleman; Brian M Kemp; Joseph G Lorenz; Frederika A Kaestle; John R Johnson; Clara Gorodezky; David Glenn Smith
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physical anthropology     Volume:  120     ISSN:  0002-9483     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.     Publication Date:  2003 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-01-23     Completed Date:  2003-04-03     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400654     Medline TA:  Am J Phys Anthropol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  108-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. malhi@umich.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
DNA Transposable Elements
DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*,  history
Emigration and Immigration / history*
Extrachromosomal Inheritance / genetics*
Gene Deletion
Genetic Variation / genetics
Haplotypes / genetics
History, Ancient
Humans
Indians, North American / genetics*,  history
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Southwestern United States
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
RR00169/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; RR05090/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA Transposable Elements; 0/DNA, Mitochondrial

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