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Y-chromosome genotyping and genetic structure of Zhuang populations.
Yi chuan xue bao = Acta genetica Sinica - 1 Dec 2006
Chen Jing, Li Hui, Qin Zhen-Dong, Liu Wen-Hong, Lin Wei-Xiong, Yin Rui-Xing, Jin Li, Pan Shang-Ling
Abstract excerpt
Zhuang, the largest ethnic minority population in China, is one of the descendant groups of the ancient Bai-Yue. Linguistically, Zhuang languages are grouped into northern and southern dialects. To characterize its genetic structure, 13 East Asian-specific Y-chromosome biallelic markers and 7 Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) markers were used to infer the haplogroups of Zhuang populations. Our results...
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