Artículo de revista
Genetic composition of the Chilean population: the Yamanas from Ukika Composición genética de la población chilena: los Yámanas de Ukika.
Fecha
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Revista medica de Chile, Volumen 122, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 979-985
00349887
Autor
Llop Romero, Elena
Harb,
Moreno Moreno, Claudia
Aspillaga, Angela
van de Maele,
Rothhammer Engel, Francisco
Institución
Resumen
The genetic composition of a group of 24 Yamana indians that survive in Puerto Williams, Navarino Island, Chile (parallel 55 south of Tierra del Fuego), was studied. Results showed that these indians have a different genetic composition than Pehuenche indians, specially for HLA system and esterase D. This fact validates the hypothesis, based on archeological and anthropological evidence, about the paleoindian origin of Yamanas.