Genetic differences between Chibcha and Non-Chibcha speaking tribes based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups from 21 Amerindian tribes from Colombia

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Solangy Usme-romero²  Milena Alonso²  Helena Hernandez-cuervo²  Emilio J. Yunis¹  Juan J. Yunis² 

[1] ,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Facultad de Medicina Grupo de Identificación Humana e InmunogenéticaBogotá D.C. ,Colombia

关键词: mitochondrial DNA;    Amerindian;    Colombia;    Chibcha;    genetic relationships;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-47572013005000011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We analyzed the frequency of four mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in 424 individuals from 21 Colombian Amerindian tribes. Our results showed a high degree of mtDNA diversity and genetic heterogeneity. Frequencies of mtDNA haplogroups A and C were high in the majority of populations studied. The distribution of these four mtDNA haplogroups from Amerindian populations was different in the northern region of the country compared to those in the south. Haplogroup A was more frequently found among Amerindian tribes in northern Colombia, while haplogroup D was more frequent among tribes in the south. Haplogroups A, C and D have clinal tendencies in Colombia and South America in general. Populations belonging to the Chibcha linguistic family of Colombia and other countries nearby showed a strong genetic differentiation from the other populations tested, thus corroborating previous findings. Genetically, the Ingano, Paez and Guambiano populations are more closely related to other groups of south eastern Colombia, as also inferred from other genetic markers and from archeological data. Strong evidence for a correspondence between geographical and linguistic classification was found, and this is consistent with evidence that gene flow and the exchange of customs and knowledge and language elements between groups is facilitated by close proximity.

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