Aiyana
Encyclopedia
Aiyana is a name coined by Prof. Bryan Sykes
, author of The Seven Daughters of Eve
, to refer to a particular genetic
lineage from a hypothetical ancestor based on Mitochondrial DNA
(mtDNA) analyses.
According to this research, this lineage is one of four reconstructed mtDNA lineages believed to have colonised America.
The Chochmingwu, Djigonasee, Aiyana and Ina clans predominate in American genetics. Aiyana descendants can also be found in Siberia
and Alaska
.
see also Genetic genealogy
Bryan Sykes
Bryan Sykes is a former Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Oxford and a current Fellow of Wolfson College.Sykes published the first report on retrieving DNA from ancient bone...
, author of The Seven Daughters of Eve
The Seven Daughters of Eve
The Seven Daughters of Eve is a book by Bryan Sykes that presents the theory of human mitochondrial genetics to a general audience...
, to refer to a particular genetic
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
lineage from a hypothetical ancestor based on Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA is the DNA located in organelles called mitochondria, structures within eukaryotic cells that convert the chemical energy from food into a form that cells can use, adenosine triphosphate...
(mtDNA) analyses.
According to this research, this lineage is one of four reconstructed mtDNA lineages believed to have colonised America.
The Chochmingwu, Djigonasee, Aiyana and Ina clans predominate in American genetics. Aiyana descendants can also be found in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
and Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
.
see also Genetic genealogy
Genetic genealogy
Genetic genealogy is the application of genetics to traditional genealogy. Genetic genealogy involves the use of genealogical DNA testing to determine the level of genetic relationship between individuals.-History:...