March 2008 PMID 18313026

Mitochondrial population genomics supports a single pre-Clovis origin with a coastal route for the peopling of the Americas.

Nelson J R Fagundes, Ricardo Kanitz, Roberta Eckert, Ana C S Valls, Mauricio R Bogo, Francisco M Salzano, David Glenn Smith, Wilson A Silva, Marco A Zago, Andrea K Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Sidney E B Santos, Maria Luiza Petzl-Erler, Sandro L Bonatto

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Abstract in brief

  • The study shows that all Native American mitochondrial haplogroups, including X, originated from a single founding population, refuting theories of multiple migrations into the Americas.
  • The demographic analysis suggests a complex settlement process with a moderate population bottleneck in Beringia during the last glacial maximum (around 23,000 to 19,000 years ago), followed by a rapid population expansion from about 18,000 to 15,000 years ago.
  • Findings support a pre-Clovis occupation of the Americas, indicating that the initial peopling likely involved a quick migration along the Pacific coastal route.]

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@pelado___o @MarcusArgivus @RobertoQuijanoL @Sarmientista_AR "Mitochondrial Population Genomics Supports a Single Pre-Clovis Origin with a Coastal Route for the Peopling of the Americas "- American Journal of Human Genomics, Vol 82, tomo 3. https://t.co/tYLQrD5ZsQ

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@LatterDayDunmer @Sol_Invictus66 @LDSStoic @PastorDeberny @FloridaRob38752 I'm sure you can back to that statement right? Here let me give you an example of how to do that: DNA evidence completely refutes all Book of Mormon claims. Here is a study clearly showing that: https://t.co/qGTkuGkVOd

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@LatterDayDunmer @Sol_Invictus66 @LDSStoic @PastorDeberny I'm sorry your evidence completely fell apart when actually looked into. You could actually try reading and learning something new though. https://t.co/qGTkuGkVOd

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@MichaelGRunyan @stackerco @JohnnyTani3 It has not been debunked, sorry: https://t.co/qGTkuGkVOd

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@LatterDayDunmer @Sol_Invictus66 @LDSStoic @PastorDeberny @FloridaRob38752 I'm sure you can back to that statement right? Here let me give you an example of how to do that: DNA evidence completely refutes all Book of Mormon claims. Here is a study clearly showing that: https://t.co/qGTkuGkVOd

May 8, 2025 · 168 followers View post →
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@LatterDayDunmer @Sol_Invictus66 @LDSStoic @PastorDeberny I'm sorry your evidence completely fell apart when actually looked into. You could actually try reading and learning something new though. https://t.co/qGTkuGkVOd

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@pelado___o @MarcusArgivus @RobertoQuijanoL @Sarmientista_AR "Mitochondrial Population Genomics Supports a Single Pre-Clovis Origin with a Coastal Route for the Peopling of the Americas "- American Journal of Human Genomics, Vol 82, tomo 3. https://t.co/tYLQrD5ZsQ

Oct 28, 2023 · 248 followers View post →