Ref ID:	27853
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Endicott, Phillip Thomas, M. Gilbert, P. Stringer, Chris Lalueza-Fox, Carles Willerslev, Eske Hansen, Anders J. Cooper, Alan
Title:	The genetic origins of the Andaman islanders
Date:	2003
Source:	American Journal of Human Genetics
DOI:	10.1086/345487
Notes:	Summary: Mitochondrial sequences were retrieved from museum specimens of the enigmatic Andaman Islanders to analyze their evolutionary history. D-loop and protein-coding data reveal that phenotypic similarities with African pygmoid groups are convergent. Genetic and epigenetic data are interpreted as favoring the long-term isolation of the Andamanese, extensive population substructure, and/or two temporally distinct settlements. An early colonization featured populations bearing mtDNA lineage M2, and this lineage is hypothesized to represent the phylogenetic signal of an early southern movement of humans through Asia. The results demonstrate that Victorian anthropological collections can be used to study extinct, or seriously admixed populations, to provide new data about early human origins.
Date Created:	1/27/2016
Volume:	72
Number:	1
Page Start:	178
Page End:	184