Human ancient and extant mtDNA from the Gambier Islands (French polynesia): Evidence for an early Melanesian maternal contribution and new perspectives into the settlement of Easternmost Polynesia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-257

  Deguilloux, Marie France ^a   Pemonge, Marie Hélène ^a   Dubut, Vincent ^a   Hänni, Catherine ^b   Hughes, Sandrine ^b   Chollet, Lionel ^c   Conte, Eric ^d   Murail, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon La Seyne sur Mer   (France)

^d Université de la Polynésie Française   (France)

Author keywords

ancient DNA; Eastern Polynesia; Melanesia; mtDNA; settlement

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA SEQUENCE; FRENCH POLYNESIA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE POOL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; MELANESIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS;

EID: 78651517008     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21398     Document Type: Article

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