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A genetic study of 2,000‐year‐old human remains from Japan using mitochondrial DNA sequences
Author(s) -
Oota Hiroki,
Saitou Naruya,
Matsushita Takayuki,
Ueda Shintaroh
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330980204
Subject(s) - mitochondrial dna , phylogenetic tree , genetic diversity , evolutionary biology , sequence (biology) , style (visual arts) , homogeneous , ancient dna , population , diversity (politics) , biology , genetic data , geography , demography , zoology , genealogy , archaeology , genetics , history , anthropology , gene , sociology , physics , thermodynamics
We present nucleotide sequence data for mitochondrial DNA extracted from ancient human skeletons of the Yayoi era (ca. 2,000 BP) excavated from the Takuta‐Nishibun site in northern Kyushu of Japan. Nucleotide sequence diversity showed that the Yayoi people of the Takuta‐Nishibun site were not a genetically homogeneous population. This site shows a diversity in the burial style. Phylogenetic analysis indicated a statistically significant correlation between burial style and the genetic background of the Takuta‐Nishibun individuals, and revealed no discrete clustering patterns for the Yayoi individuals, for early modern Ainu, or for the Jomon people. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.