The" Polynesian motif" defines a lineage of human mtDNA that is restricted to Austronesian-
speaking populations and is almost fixed in Polynesians. It is widely thought to support a …

To the Editor: mtDNA evidence has previously been interpreted as providing strong support
for a model of rapid expansion of the Polynesian peoples from a homeland in Taiwan or …

Archaeology, linguistics, and existing genetic studies indicate that Oceania was settled by
two major waves of migration. The first migration took place approximately 40 thousand …

There has been a long-standing debate concerning the extent to which the spread of
Neolithic ceramics and Malay-Polynesian languages in Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) were …

The settlement of the many island groups of Remote Oceania occurred relatively late in
prehistory, beginning approximately 3,000 years ago when people sailed eastwards into the …

The origins and relationships among Micronesians, Polynesians, and Melanesians were
investigated. Five different mtDNA region V length polymorphisms from 873 individuals …

The islands of Micronesia and Polynesia collectively comprise the last major region of the
globe to be settled by humans. Both of these groups of islands were colonized within the last …

The human settlement of the Pacific in general, and the origin of the Polynesians in
particular, have been topics of debate for over two centuries. Polynesian origins are most …

The 4000-year-old human population expansion into Remote Oceania has been studied
from a variety of genetic perspectives. Here, we report the discovery that Polynesians …

Polynesian genetic affinities to populations of Asia were studied using mtDNA markers. A
total of 1,037 individuals from 12 populations were screened for a 9-bp deletion in the …