Ancient DNA analysis of mid-holocene individuals from the Northwest Coast of North America reveals different evolutionary paths for mitogenomes.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Yinqiu Cui, John Lindo, Cris E Hughes, Jesse W Johnson, Alvaro G Hernandez, Brian M Kemp, Jian Ma, Ryan Cunningham, Barbara Petzelt, Joycellyn Mitchell, David Archer, Jerome S Cybulski, Ripan S Malhi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Canada; British Columbia; Prince of Wales Island; Nisga'a; Tsimshian; Tsimshian*; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066948; https://doaj.org/article/230fa1f070a5410d9df56d95e2efb4bc

To gain a better understanding of North American population history, complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) were generated from four ancient and three living individuals of the northern Northwest Coast of North America, specifically the north coast of British Columbia, Canada, current home to...