Geographic structure in Gran Chaco Amerindians based on five X-chromosome STRs.
We investigated the genetic differentiation of five X-chromosome STR markers among five native South American Amerindian populations inhabiting three different areas of the Gran Chaco: Mocoví, Chorote, Wichí, Lengua, and Ayoreo. The observed genetic structure showed correspondence with geographic distribution more clearly than previous information obtained from autosomal STRs for the same samples. On the other hand, X-chromosome STR data did not agree with linguistic affinities. These markers proved to be informative for the study of the native populations of the Gran Chaco region.
Catanesi
Cecilia I
CI
Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE), C.C. 403. 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
Martina
Pablo F
PF
Giovambattista
Guillermo
G
Zukas
Pedro
P
Vidal-Rioja
Lidia
L
D000483:Alleles; D001118:Argentina; D041321:Chromosomes, Human, X / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005810:Multigene Family; D010239:Paraguay; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D013020:South America; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics*
D005819:Genetic Markers