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[Origin of Hakka and Hakkanese: a genetics analysis].
Yi chuan xue bao = Acta genetica Sinica - 1 Sept 2003
Li Hui, Pan Wu-Yun, Wen Bo, Yang Ning-Ning, Jin Jian-Zhong, Jin Li, Lu Da-Ru
Abstract excerpt
Hakka is a distinctive Han Chinese population in Southern China speaking Hakkanese. The origin of Hakka has been controversial. In this report, we analyzed Y chromosomal markers in 148 Hakka males. Principle component analysis of Y-SNP haplotype distribution shows Hakka is clusteed strongly with the Han in Northern China, and is also close to She, a Hmong-Mien-speaking population, while the general Southern Han...
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