Figure 3
From: Successful reconstruction of whole mitochondrial genomes from ancient Central America and Mexico
Terminal deamination (C → T) patterns observed in human mitochondrial sequences recovered from Greater Nicoya (green) and Casas Grandes (orange) archaeological sites in this study. Note that terminal deamination rates are much higher in the Greater Nicoya samples compared to the Casas Grandes samples, a pattern that is consistent with the lower latitude and higher mean annual temperature of Greater Nicoya site of Jícaro, Costa Rica compared to the Casas Grandes sites of Convento and Paquimé in northwestern Mexico.
