Founding Amerindian mitochondrial DNA lineages in ancient Maya from Xcaret, Quintana Roo

González‐Oliver, Angélica; Márquez-Morfín, Lourdes; Jiménez, José Cenizo; Torre‐Blanco, Alfonso

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1118

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“…The Mexican Maya in this study displayed the highest frequency of haplogroup A, similar to the ancient Postclassic Aztecs from Tlatelolco (1450-1275 CE), Mexico (Kemp et al 2005), the Maya from Xcaret, Mexico (González-Oliver et al 2001), and the most modern Maya. In contrast, a 650-1200 CE Maya sample from Copán, Honduras, exhibited a high frequency of haplogroup C (Merriwether et al 1997), and the 800-1100 CE from the Tommy site in the United States (Snow et al 2010) showed a high frequency of haplogroup B, most closely resembling the ancient Anasazi at Fremont (Carlyle et al 2000;LeBlanc et al 2007) and the modern populations of Cora, Hualapai, Huichol, Jemez, Tarahumara, Tohono O'odham, and Zuni , the Tojolabal Maya (González-Martín et al 2015), and US Southwest and South America (Salas et al 2009;Raff et al 2011).…”

Section: Haplotype Analysis and Shared Haplotypessupporting

confidence: 73%

Genetic Affiliation of Pre-Hispanic and Contemporary Mayas through Maternal Linage

Ochoa-Lugo¹,

Muñoz²,

Pérez-Ramírez³

et al. 2016

Human Biology

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Maya civilization developed in Mesoamerica and encompassed the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Belize, part of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, and the western parts of Honduras and El Salvador. This civilization persisted approximately 3,000 years and was one of the most advanced of its time, possessing the only known full writing system at the time, as well as art, sophisticated architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. This civilization reached the apex of its power and influence during the Preclassic period, from 2000 BCE to 250 CE. Genetic variation in the pre-Hispanic Mayas from archaeological sites in the Mexican states of Yucatan, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and Tabasco and their relationship with the contemporary communities in these regions have not been previously studied. Consequently, the principal aim of this study was to determine mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in the pre-Hispanic Maya population and to assess the relationship of these individuals with contemporary Mesoamerican Maya and populations from Asia, Beringia, and North, Central, and South America. Our results revealed interactions and gene flow between populations in the different archaeological sites assessed in this study. The mtDNA haplogroup frequency in the pre-Hispanic Maya population (60.53%, 34.21%, and 5.26% for haplogroups A, C, and D, respectively) was similar to that of most Mexican and Guatemalan Maya populations, with haplogroup A exhibiting the highest frequency. Haplogroup B most likely arrived independently and mixed with populations carrying haplogroups A and C based on its absence in the pre-Hispanic Mexican Maya populations and low frequencies in most Mexican and Guatemalan Maya populations, although this also may be due to drift. Maya and Ciboneys sharing haplotype H10 belonged to haplogroup C1 and haplotype H4 of haplogroup D, suggesting shared regional haplotypes. This may indicate a shared genetic ancestry, suggesting more regional interaction between populations in the circum-Caribbean region than previously demonstrated. Haplotype sharing between the pre-Hispanic Maya and the indigenous populations from Asia, the Aleutian Islands, and North, Maternal Lineage in Pre-Hispanic and Contemporary Mayas ■ 137Central, and South America provides evidence for gene flow from the ancestral Amerindian population of the pre-Hispanic Maya to Central and South America.

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confidence: 73%

Genetic Affiliation of Pre-Hispanic and Contemporary Mayas through Maternal Linage

Ochoa-Lugo¹,

Muñoz²,

Pérez-Ramírez³

et al. 2016

Human Biology

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“…These studies have shown a substantial contribution of Native American ancestry to extant Mexican Mestizo populations, supported by additional studies based on mtDNA sequences (González-Oliver et al 2001;Green et al 2000;Kemp et al 2010;Peñaloza-Espinosa et al 2007;Sandoval et al 2009;Torroni et al 1994). Other studies have also described the paternal genetic diversity in Mexican 4 indigenous groups (Barrot et al 2005;Felix-Lopez et al 2006;Kemp et al 2010;PaezRiberos et al 2006;Rangel-Villalobos et al 2000); however, a better understanding could be gained by putting this characterization into context with the continental landscape.…”

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confidence: 78%

Y‐chromosome diversity in Native Mexicans reveals continental transition of genetic structure in the Americas

Sandoval

Moreno‐Estrada

Mendizabal

et al. 2012

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…Earlier reports have shown that the frequency of haplogroup C1 varies across distinct native American ethnic groups in Mexico, having a frequency similar to haplogroup B2. 16,29 C1 haplogroup is defined by polymorphisms C16223T, T16298C, T16325C, C16327T, A73G, A263G, and the adenine deletions at positions 249, 290 and 291 of HVR2. [26][27][28] The haplotype Mx144 had the characteristic polymorphisms of C1 haplogroup and it was the most commonly detected (five individuals; Table 1).…”

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“…15,24,25 Those Amerindian haplogroups were recently termed A2, C1, B2 and D1, once there were more available data of the complete mtDNA genome sequence. [26][27][28] As most studies that analyzed mtDNA polymorphism in the Mexican population used mainly restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), 13,17,18,29 and there are no available data from full control region sequences, the knowledge of mtDNA diversity is limited and it has not been extensively analyzed.…”

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A great diversity of Amerindian mitochondrial DNA ancestry is present in the Mexican mestizo population

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There are limited data on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in the Mexican mestizo population. To examine the genetic diversity and matrilineal ancestry, the full mtDNA hypervariable regions I and II were sequenced in 270 unrelated mestizos from different regions of Mexico. A total of 202 different haplotypes were identified and the haplotype diversity was 0.9945. Amerindian haplotypes predominated in the sample with a proportion of 93.3%, followed by European (6.0%) and African haplotypes (0.7%). The frequency of the Amerindian haplogroups A2, B2, C1 and D1 was 51.1, 17.8, 18.5 and 5.9%, respectively. The frequency of Amerindian haplogroups was higher in the central region than in Mexico City, whereas it was the contrary for European haplogroups. This difference was accounted principally by the high frequency of B2 haplotypes in the central region. The minimum spanning network, the mismatch distribution and Tajima's D neutrality test suggest a population expansion for each Amerindian haplogroup, which could be initiated more recently for haplogroups A2 and D1. The present knowledge combined with other nuclear genetic markers will be essential in future association studies to correct for genetic substructure in mestizo populations.

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Founding Amerindian mitochondrial DNA lineages in ancient Maya from Xcaret, Quintana Roo

Cited by 61 publications

References 13 publications

Genetic Affiliation of Pre-Hispanic and Contemporary Mayas through Maternal Linage

Genetic Affiliation of Pre-Hispanic and Contemporary Mayas through Maternal Linage

Y‐chromosome diversity in Native Mexicans reveals continental transition of genetic structure in the Americas

A great diversity of Amerindian mitochondrial DNA ancestry is present in the Mexican mestizo population

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