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Villanueva,Pía; Quevedo,Mónica; de Barbieri,Zulema; Piñeiro,Soledad; Herrero,Carolina; Fernández,María Angélica; Palomino,Hernán. |
Chilean Robinson Crusoe Island is a semi-isolated location with unusually high rates of both consanguinity and language disorder. The current population of 633 inhabitants is descended almost exclusively from the colonization at the end of the 19th century, as there were few preceding immigrations to the island. This study investigates the genetic composition and degree of miscegenation within the island population, using dental morphological markers. The universe of island children was studied (n= 128, 3 to 15 years of age) using clinical exams, dental cast, and identification of each individual within a previously-constructed extensive genealogy for the island. The frequencies for Carabelli's cusp (61.7%), shovel-shaped incisor (9.4%), and sixth cusp... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Dental morphological markers; Carabelli's cusp; Shovel-shaped incisor; Robinson Crusoe Island. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022015000200021 |
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