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Genetic relationship of Chinese ethnic populations revealed by mtDNA sequence diversity.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 May 2002
Yao Yong-Gang, Nie Long, Harpending Henry, Fu Yun-Xin, Yuan Zhi-Gang, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
The origin and demographic history of the ethnic populations of China have not been clearly resolved. In this study, we examined the hypervariable segment I sequences (HVSI) of the mitochondrial DNA control region in 372 individuals from nine Chinese populations and one northern Thai population. A relatively high percentage of individuals was found to share sequences with those from other populations of the same...
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