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Cabana GS, Merriwether DA, Hunley K, Demarchi DA. Is the genetic structure of Gran Chaco populations unique? Interregional perspectives on native South American mitochondrial DNA variation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2006; 131:108-19. [PMID: 16485304 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This study reevaluates the hypothesis in Demarchi et al. (2001 Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 115:199-203) that Gran Chaco peoples demonstrate a unique pattern of genetic diversity due to a distinct regional population history. Specifically, they found populations in the central part of the Gran Chaco, or Central Chaco, to have higher within- and lower between-population mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup frequency variation compared to populations in other South American regions. To test this hypothesis of regional uniqueness, we applied analytical and simulation methods to mtDNA first hypervariable (HVI) region sequence data from a broad set of comparative South and Central American population samples. Contrary to the results of Demarchi et al. (2001 Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 115:199-203), we found that the Gran Chaco's regional within-population diversity is about average among regions, and populations are highly differentiated from each other. When we limited the scale of analysis to the Central Chaco, a more localized subregion of the Gran Chaco, our results fell more in line with the original findings of Demarchi et al. (2001 Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 115:199-203). Still, we conclude that neither the Gran Chaco regional pattern, nor the Central Chaco subregional pattern, is unique within South America. Nonetheless, the Central Chaco pattern accords well with the area's history, including pre-European contact lifeways and the documented historical use of the area as an interregional crossroads. However, we cannot exclude post-European contact disruption of traditional mating networks as an equally plausible explanation for the observed diversity pattern. Finally, these results additionally inform broader models of South American genetic diversity. While other researchers proposed an east-west continental division in patterns of genetic variation (e.g., Fuselli et al. 2003 Mol. Biol. Evol. 20:1682-1691), we found that in the geographically intermediate Central Chaco, a strict east-west divide in genetic variation breaks down. We suggest that future genetic characterizations of the continent, and subsequent interpretations of evolutionary history, involve a broad regional sampling of South American populations.
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- Graciela S Cabana
- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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Dornelles CL, Battilana J, Fagundes NJR, Freitas LB, Bonatto SL, Salzano FM. Mitochondrial DNA andAlu insertions in a genetically peculiar population: The Ayoreo Indians of Bolivia and Paraguay. Am J Hum Biol 2004; 16:479-88. [PMID: 15214066 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A total of 91 Ayoreo individuals previously studied for blood groups and protein markers, living in two Bolivian and one Paraguayan communities, were extensively investigated in relation to the hypervariable 1 segment of the control and eight coding regions of their mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). They show an extremely reduced mtDNA variability, the observed haplotypes being classifiable in just two haplogroups (C and D). They were also variously studied in relation to six Alu insertions; in this case, however, the prevalences found did not depart markedly from those obtained in other populations of this ethnic group. To assess the Ayoreo position in relation to these populations, 11 other groups that had also been studied for these systems and for blood groups and proteins were selected. The dendrograms obtained with two of the three sets of markers showed distinct patterns, but the Ayoreo were placed in a central position in both the blood group + proteins and Alu insertions trees. Therefore, they are clearly distinct in relation to their mtDNA only, suggesting a strong founder effect and/or random loss of variability in this system.
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- C L Dornelles
- Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15053, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Demarchi DA, Panzetta-Dutari GM, Motran CC, López de Basualdo MA, Marcellino AJ. Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Amerindian populations from the Gran Chaco. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2001; 115:199-203. [PMID: 11424071 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA from 141 individuals was typed for diagnostic restriction sites and the 9-bp region V deletion to examine the distribution of the founding mtDNA lineage haplotypes in three Amerindian populations (Mataco, Toba, and Pilagá) who currently inhabit the Argentinian part of the Gran Chaco. All four lineages were identified in the three tribes and four population samples studied. Disregarding ethnic or geographic origin, haplogroups B and D exhibit high incidence among the Gran Chaco inhabitants, whereas haplogroups A and C are present in a lower frequency. Three individuals possess none of the characteristic markers and, therefore, could not be assigned to one of those lineages. A neighbor-joining representation of F(ST) distances reflects the current geographic location of the populations, and this also corresponds to their historic distribution. After separating South America into four major regions (Tropical Forest, Andes, Gran Chaco, and Patagonia-Tierra del Fuego), the Gran Chaco populations present the highest average intragroup variability (Hs = 0.64) as well as the lowest intergroup diversity (G(')(ST) = 0.06). These findings suggest high levels of gene flow among the Chaco tribes, as well as with neighbor populations from outside the region.
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- D A Demarchi
- Cátedra de Antropología Biológica y Cultural, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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Goicoechea AS, Carnese FR, Dejean C, Avena SA, Weimer TA, Franco MH, Callegari-Jacques SM, Estalote AC, Simões ML, Palatnik M, Salzano FM. Genetic relationships between Amerindian populations of Argentina. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2001; 115:133-43. [PMID: 11385600 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A total of 495 individuals from five different Argentinian tribes was examined for variation in 23 blood group and protein genetic systems, and the results were integrated with previous data on some of these systems. These tribes generally present RH * R1, PGM1 * 1, and ACP * A frequencies lower and RH * R2, ESD * 1, and GLO * 1 prevalences higher than those observed in other South American Indian groups. Earlier studies with mitochondrial DNA showed that haplogroup A was present in low frequencies in these tribes, but haplogroup B showed a high prevalence among the Mataco. Average heterozygosities are very similar in the five tribes, while estimates of non-Indian ancestry are generally low. Both the blood group and protein, as well as the mtDNA data sets, divide the five tribes into two groups, and the relationships obtained with the blood group and protein systems are exactly those expected on the basis of geography and language. However, the topology obtained with the mtDNA results was different, possibly due to sampling effects or diverse patterns of exchange between the groups related to sex.
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- A S Goicoechea
- Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofia y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1406 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Goicoechea AS, Carnese FR, Caratini AL, Avena S, Salaberry M, Salzano FM. Demography, genetic diversity, and population relationships among Argentinean Mapuche Indians. Genet Mol Biol 2000. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572000000300001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Fertility, mortality and migration data from four Mapuche Indian communities located along a 215-km NE-SW linear area in the Province of Río Negro, Argentina, were collated with genetic information furnished by nine blood group systems and by mtDNA haplogroups. The demographic and genetic data indicated a clear dichotomy, which split the four populations into two groups of two. Differing degrees of non-Indian exchanges was probably the main determining factor for this separation. Total genetic variability was very similar in all groups, and the interpopulational variability accounted for only 10% of the total variability. A low prevalence of the Diego(a) antigen among the Mapuche was confirmed. The fact that significant genetic heterogeneity and population clusters were found in such a small territorial region attests to the sensitivity of demographic and genetic approaches in unraveling human history.
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Clariá DM, Demarchi DA, Moreno Azorero R, Gardenal CN. Protein polymorphism in three South Amerindian populations. Ann Hum Biol 1998; 25:581-8. [PMID: 9818964 DOI: 10.1080/03014469800006812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Electrophoretic polymorphism at loci coding for blood red cells and plasma proteins was analysed in three native populations of South America: Mataco and Macá (from the Gran Chaco), and Guayaki (from the Paraguayan forest). Mean heterozygosity per locus varied from 0.024 and 0.073, the Macá being the most polymorphic population, probably reflecting admixture with the caucasoid population of Asuncion city. Although the external phenotype, blood group frequencies and ethno-linguistic affiliation of the Guayaki clearly differ from those of the Chaco tribes, Nei's genetic distances were very low and almost equidistant among the three populations. Heterogeneity of F(ST) values among polymorphic loci would suggest the action of natural selection.
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- D M Clariá
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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Salzano FM, Callegari-Jacques SM, Weimer TA, Franco MH, Hutz MH, Petzl-Erler ML. Electrophoretic protein polymorphisms in Kaingang and Guarani Indians of Southern Brazil. Am J Hum Biol 1997; 9:505-512. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1997)9:4<505::aid-ajhb10>3.0.co;2-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/1996] [Accepted: 09/12/1996] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Carnese FR, Caratini A, Goicoechea A, Weimer TA, Franco MHLP, Hutz MH, Salzano FM. Demography and blood genetics of Argentinian Mapuche Indians. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02441409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Gene frequency data from six polymorphic blood group systems in 70 South American Indian populations are used to derive synthetic gene frequency maps that document the geographical pattern of genetic variation. Additional analyses are directed toward the elucidation of mechanisms that give rise to or maintain the observed distributions. Variables of local ecology do not appear to explain gene frequency distributions in South America. Instead, local isolation and the action of stochastic forces appears to be the most parsimonious explanation of the observed geographical patterns. This is distinctly different from the geographical patterns of genetic variation seen in other continents.
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Black FL, Salzano FM, Layrisse Z, Franco MH, Harris NS, Weimer TA. Restriction and persistence of polymorphisms of HLA and other blood genetic traits in the Parakanã Indians of Brazil. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1980; 52:119-32. [PMID: 7369330 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330520115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Results concerning HLA types and 22 other blood genetic systems are reported for the Parakanã Indians of northern Brazil, a tribe that is notable for the light color and pilosity of some of its members. No clear evidence of Caucasoid admixture was found, but the Parakanã show unusual frequencies in the EsD1, PGM1(1) Gc2, CpB, Fya, Dia, and LM genetic markers. In addition, the very rare Rh allele ry is present, as well as what seems to be a new PGM2 variant. There is very limited heterogeneity in the HLA system. All these distinctive features may have arisen through a combination of founder effects and genetic drift. However, low FIS values, as well as higher mean ages in heterozygous as compared to homozygous persons, suggest that an heterotic effect is counteracting these dispersive forces.
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Murillo F, Rothhammer F, Llop E. The Chipaya of Bolivia: Dermatoglyphics and ethnic relationships. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1977; 46:45-50. [PMID: 835691 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330460107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Dermatoglyphic data on 15 traits (digital arches, digital radial loops, digital ulnar loops, digital whorls, I loops, Ir loops, H loops, H loops, III loops, IV loops, mainline C absence, total ridge count, a-b ridge count, atd angle, and mainline index) are presented for 141 Chipaya Indians of Bolivia. Ethnic relationships of these Indians to nine South American Indian tribes (Alacaluf, Atacameño, Aymara, Cashinahua, Chácobo, Chama, Chané, Quechua, and Sirionó) are explored by means of a genetic distance analysis using 21 alleles. Genetic distances are complemented with linguistic and geographic distances between the Chipaya and the other tribes. Genetic distances were found not to be significantly correlated with linguistic and geographic distances. Combining the information available, it is concluded that the Chipaya are most likely ethnically related to the Arawak speakers of the tropical forest.
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Chakraborty R. Cultural, language and geographical correlates of genetic variability in Andean highland Indians. Nature 1976; 264:350-2. [PMID: 1004555 DOI: 10.1038/264350a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Chakraborty R, Blanco R, Rothhammer F, Llop E. Genetic variability in Chilean Indian populations and its association with geography, language, and culture. SOCIAL BIOLOGY 1976; 23:73-81. [PMID: 959860 DOI: 10.1080/19485565.1976.9988205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Brown SM, Gajdusek DC, Leyshon WC, Steinberg AG, Brown KS, Curtain CC. Genetic studies in Paraguay: blood group, red cell, and serum genetic patterns of the Guayaki and Ayore Indians, Mennonite settlers, and seven other Indian tribes of the Paraguayan Chaco. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1974; 41:317-43. [PMID: 4278111 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330410214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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