The current genomic landscape of western South America: Andes, Amazonia and Pacific Coast

Barbieri, Chiara; Barquera, Rodrigo; Arias, Leonardo; Sandoval, José R; Acosta, Oscar; Zurita, Camilo; Aguilar-Campos, Abraham; Tito-Álvarez, Ana M; Serrano-Osuna, Ricardo; Gray, Russell D; Heggarty, Paul; Shimizu, Kentaro K; Fujita, Ricardo; Stoneking, Mark; Pugach, Irina; Fehren-Schmitz, Lars

doi:10.5167/uzh-172868

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Barbieri, C., Barquera, R., Arias, L., Sandoval, J. R., Acosta, O., Zurita, C., Aguilar-Campos, A., Tito-Álvarez, A. M., Serrano-Osuna, R., Gray, R. D., Heggarty, P., Shimizu, K. K., Fujita, R., Stoneking, M., Pugach, I., & Fehren-Schmitz, L. (2019). The current genomic landscape of western South America: Andes, Amazonia and Pacific Coast. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36, 2698–2713. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz174

Abstract

Studies of Native South American genetic diversity have helped to shed light on the peopling and differentiation of the continent, but available data are sparse for the major ecogeographic domains. These include the Pacific Coast, a potential early migration route; the Andes, home to the most expansive complex societies and to one of the most widely-spoken indigenous language families of the continent (Quechua); and Amazonia, with its understudied population structure and rich cultural diversity. Here we explore the genetic structure