Phylogenetic Resolution with mtDNA D-loop vs. HVS 1: Methodological Approaches in Anthropological Genetics Utilizing Four Siberian Populations

• Main Author: Johnson, Stephen Michael
• Other Authors: Crawford, Michael H, Dean, Bartholomew, Mielke, James H
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Kansas 2013
• Subjects: Physical anthropology; Genetics; Russian > History; D-loop; Hypervariable region; Mitochondrial dna; Phylogenetics; Population genetics; Siberia; Evenki; Yakut
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1808/12210; http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12976

Mitochondrial DNA is a useful genetic marker for answering evolutionary questions due to its high copy number, maternal mode of inheritance, and its high rate of evolution (Stoneking and Soodyall, 1996). The vast majority of research on mitochondrial DNA in anthropological studies has utilized the h...