Collaborative Research: Origins of Aleut Populations: Molecular Perspectives

犹他州大学奥罗克（9974623）堪萨斯大学克劳福德（9905090）的合作研究这个合作研究项目涉及堪萨斯大学和犹他州大学以及俄罗斯医学科学院的科学家，将考古学和分子遗传学证据应用于围绕阿留申群岛居民起源的问题。从骨骼遗骸（主要储存在史密森学会）和阿留申群岛东部和西部的生活人群中提取线粒体DNA，分析结果将用于重建西伯利亚和阿拉斯加史前民族的迁移模式。这项研究的多学科，协作性质允许在考古学框架内比较已知祖先和后代的遗传模式。史前阿留申人，现存群体，当代因纽特人和美洲原住民之间的进化关系将被探讨。该项目将获得的分子数据将提供阿留申人的遗传特征，并允许检验关于现代阿留申人起源的几种假设。 在该项目为期三年的时间里，计划在以下地区进行实地考察：阿特卡、普里比洛夫群岛、安克雷奇、乌纳拉斯卡和白令岛。

Abstract For collaborative research byO'Rourke, University of Utah (9974623)Crawford, University of Kansas (9905090)This collaborative research project, involving scientists from the Universities of Kansas and Utah, and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, applies archaeological and molecular genetic evidence to questions surrounding the origins of Aleutian Island inhabitants. Mitochondrial DNA from both skeletal remains (primarily stored at the Smithsonian Institution) and from living populations of eastern and western Aleutian Islands will be extracted, analyzed, and the results will be used to reconstruct the migration patterns of prehistoric peoples from Siberia and Alaska. The multi-disciplinary, collaborative nature of this research allows the comparison of genetic patterns in known ancestors and descendants, within an archaeological framework. The evolutionary relationships between prehistoric Aleutians, extant groups, and contemporary Inuits and Native Americans will be explored. The molecular data to be obtained in this project will provide a genetic characterization of the Aleutian people and permits testing of several hypotheses regarding the origin of the modern Aleut population. During the three year duration of this project, fieldwork is planned for: Atka, Pribilof Islands, Anchorage, Unalaska, and Bering Island.