Thursday 11 February 2010

Genome of a palaeo-eskimo sequenced

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The genome of a 4,000 year old palaeo-eskimo ,who belonged to the saqqaq culture has been sequenced by a danish team,who got dna from hair.

Over v350,000 snps were analysed to pinpoint his origin,the analysis indicates that the saqqaqs separated rom the chukchis about 5,400 years ago

Genes sequence indicate he had dry earwax,brown eyes,A+ blood type,y chromosone haplogroup Q1a and thick dark hair.

Mtdna is closest to aleuts and asian eskimos.
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