Saami Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Deep Maternal Lineage Clusters
The mitochondrial DNA of 62 Saami from the north of Norway was analyzed in the D loop hypervariable region I and II and sequences were compared to other gene pools. Two major (lineage 1 and 2) and two minor (lineage 3 and 4) maternal lineage clusters were found. Lineage 1 (56.9% of all hitherto anal...
| Published in: | Human Heredity |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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S. Karger AG
1998
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000022789 https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/22789 |
| Summary: | The mitochondrial DNA of 62 Saami from the north of Norway was analyzed in the D loop hypervariable region I and II and sequences were compared to other gene pools. Two major (lineage 1 and 2) and two minor (lineage 3 and 4) maternal lineage clusters were found. Lineage 1 (56.9% of all hitherto analyzed Saami samples) contains a substantial number of branching haplotypes which are unknown in European gene pools. Lineage 2 (31.5%) and lineage 4 (3.6%) have few branching points and are present at a low rate throughout European gene pools. Lineage 3 (4.7%) has polymorphisms characteristic of circumpolar lineages. |
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