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This digital document is an article from Human Biology, published by Wayne State University Press on December 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1990 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the author: The frequency of a polymorphic mitochondrial DNA insertion into the nuclear genome was determined for 870 individuals from a geographically diverse set of 20 populations. The mtDNA insertion frequency varies significantly among populations, having a large [G.sub.ST] value (0.178) and high heterozygosity values within populations. The clinal pattern of increasing frequency of the insertion from Africans through Europeans and Asians to native Americans is striking. The polymorphism is a new example of insertion-deletion polymorphisms and is a valuable marker for human population and evolutionary studies.Citation DetailsTitle: Novel mitochondrial DNA insertion polymorphism and its usefulness for human population studies. (deoxyribonucleic acid)Author: Richard ThomasPublication: Human Biology (Refereed)Date: December 1, 1996Publisher: Wayne State University PressVolume: v68 Issue: n6 Page: p847(8)Distributed by Thomson Gale