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The article presents the results of investigating the gene pool structure and genetic history of the population of the Republic Sakha (Yakutia), using two mutually supplementing genetic systems: mitochondrial DNA and the Y chromosome.
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Original Russian Text © S.A. Fedorova, E.K. Khusnutdinova, 2010, published in Genetika, 2010, Vol. 46, No. 9, pp. 1244–1246.
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Fedorova, S.A., Khusnutdinova, E.K. Gene pool of peoples from the Republic Sakha (Yakutia): Structure, origin, genetic relationships. Russ J Genet 46, 1102–1104 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795410090231
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