Cognito Wrote:
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> Hi Charlie, to answer your question you could read
> here. The Diné group appear to be predominantly
> mtDNA A:
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> And this is interesting (I like colored charts):
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> However, it is my understanding that the Navajo
> population contains about 7% mtDNA X2. Your
> question would be better answered by G. Horvath
> since this work came about after I left genetics
> (in the Dark Ages).
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> Or possibly yDNA Haplogroup C3b-P39 (P39), though
> it occurs at low frequencies, except among the
> Na-Dené.

> > However, it appears that the Na-Dené speaking peoples entered North American circa 6kya > > from Siberia, possibly at the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida).

One thing to keep in mind is mtDNA Hg A2 (American) is a very ancient hg...perhaps the oldest (or a close runner up to X2a). Paisley Caves have produced coprolites that popped positive for mtDNA Hg A2, and dated to >14kya. All this below the ice sheets.


Charlie Hatchett