title: [A mitochondrial portrait of Eastern Slavs].
abstract: Data on polymorphism of the control region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Eastern Slavs were analyzed by the median network method. A bimodal distribution of pairwise nucleotide differences between types of the mtDNA control region was revealed; distribution was similar to that found in southern European populations. The nucleotide diversity of mtDNA types in Eastern Slavs corresponded to an evolutionary age of 10-40 thousand years. Characteristics of the mitochondrial portrait of Eastern Slavs are discussed in terms of formation of the European population in Neolith.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Maliarchuk
mesh_terms: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005060:Europe; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
vernacular_title: Mitokhondrial'nyĭ portret vostochnykh slavian.