Distribution of Y Chromosomes Among Native North Americans: A Study of Athapaskan Population History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ripan Singh Malhi
Angelica Gonzalez-Oliver
Kari Brit Schroeder
Brian M. Kemp
Jonathan A. Greenberg ... [et al.]
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 137, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 412-424
Description
Study results suggest the Y chromosome population structure of Native North America was significantly altered by European admixture which has resulted in a decreasing gradient of haplogroup R from the northeast to the southwest of North America.