title: Distribution of mitochondrial DNA lineages among Native American tribes of Northeastern North America.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Malhi
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial