Distribution of mitochondrial DNA lineages among Native American tribes of Northeastern North America.
The mtDNA haplogroups of 185 individuals from Native American tribes in Northeast North America were determined. A subset of these individuals was analyzed by sequencing hypervariable segments I and II of the control region. The haplogroup frequency distributions of populations in the Northeast exhibit regional continuity that predates European contact. A large amount of gene flow has occurred between Siouan-and Algonquian-speaking groups, probably due to an Algonquian intrusion into the Northeast. The data also support both the Macro-Siouan hypothesis and a relatively recent intrusion of Northern Iroquoians into the Northeast. These conclusions are consistent with archaeological and linguistic evidence.
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Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, USA.
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D002170:Canada; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000235:genetics*; D009511:New England; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial