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Genetic characterization of populations in the Marquesas Archipelago in the context of the Austronesian expansion
Kai Tätte, Ene Metspalu, Helen Post, Leire Palencia-Madrid, Javier Rodríguez Luis, Maere Reidla, Erika Tamm, Anne-Mai Ilumäe, Marian M. de Pancorbo, Ralph Garcia-Bertrand, Mait Metspalu, Rene J. Herrera · 2022 · Scientific Reports
Original Abstract
Our exploration of the genetic constitution of Nuku Hiva (n = 51), Hiva Oa (n = 28) and Tahuata (n = 8) of the Marquesas Archipelago based on the analyses of genome-wide autosomal markers as well as high-resolution genotyping of paternal and maternal lineages provides us with information on the origins and settlement of these islands at the fringe of the Austronesian expansion. One widespread theme that emerges from this study is the genetic uniformity...