Brief Communication: Mitochondrial <scp>DNA</scp> B2b15 Lineages Among Extant South Americans
Increased availability and diversity of complete mtDNAs may lead to a revised definition of haplogroups and subhaplogroups. The newly defined branch B2b15b, previously known only by one ancient Patagonian haplotype, can now be interpreted as being present among extant Chileans.
Authors
- Michael Orellana‐Soto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3176-062X)
- Cláudio M. Bravi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2499-4471)
- Mauricio Moraga
- Josefina M. B. Motti
Institutions
- Universidad de Santiago de Chile (CL)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (AR)
- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (AR)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Biological Anthropology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70219
- Primary Topic
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00