Peopling of the North Circumpolar Region--insights from Y chromosome STR and SNP typing of Greenlanders.

The human population in Greenland is characterized by migration events of Paleo- and Neo-Eskimos, as well as admixture with Europeans. In this study, the Y-chromosomal variation in male Greenlanders was investigated in detail by typing 73 Y-chromosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms (Y-SNPs) and 17...

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Published in:PLOS ONE
Main Authors: Jill Katharina Olofsson, Vania Pereira, Claus Børsting, Niels Morling
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
Subjects:
Medicine
R
Science
Q
Greenland
The ''Y''
Dorset culture
eskimo*
greenlander*
greenlandic
inuit
Thule
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116573
https://doaj.org/article/3d807a58b20545e391046513a64e40b1

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