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Mexican skeleton gives clue to American ancestry

Genetic signature from cave remains matches that of modern Native Americans.

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Abbott, A. Mexican skeleton gives clue to American ancestry. Nature (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.15226

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