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Mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals diverse histories of tribal populations from India.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2003
Cordaux Richard, Saha Nilmani, Bentley Gillian R, Aunger Robert, Sirajuddin S M, Stoneking Mark
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed 370 bp of the first hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region in 752 individuals from 17 tribal and four nontribal groups from the Indian subcontinent, to address questions concerning the origins, genetic structure and relationships of these groups. Southern Indian tribes showed reduced diversity and large genetic distances, both among themselves and when compared with other...
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