South america
Data does not support an important difference in migration rates between the sexes throughout the history of South Amerinds. (11032789)
Admixture analysis of the Colombian populations suggests an asymmetric pattern of mating involving mostly immigrant men and native women. (11032789)
See also
sex-specific differences
gene flow
Native Americans
References
Mesa NR, Mondragon MC, Soto ID, Parra MV, Duque C, Ortiz-Barrientos D, Garcia LF, Velez ID, Bravo ML, Munera JG, Bedoya G, Bortolini MC, Ruiz-Linares A. Autosomal, mtDNA, and Y-chromosome diversity in Amerinds: pre- and post-Columbian patterns of gene flow in South America. Am J Hum Genet. 2000 Nov;67(5):1277-86. PMID: 11032789
Underhill PA, Jin L, Zemans R, Oefner PJ, Cavalli-Sforza LL. A pre-Columbian Y chromosome-specific transition and its implications for human evolutionary history. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Jan 9;93(1):196-200. PMID: 8552603