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Genetic variation in Northern Thailand Hill Tribes: origins and relationships with social structure and linguistic differences.
BMC evolutionary biology - 16 Aug 2007
Besaggio Davide, Fuselli Silvia, Srikummool Metawee, Kampuansai Jatupol, Castrì Loredana, Tyler-Smith Chris, Seielstad Mark, Kangwanpong Daoroong, Bertorelle Giorgio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ethnic minorities in Northern Thailand, often referred to as Hill Tribes, are considered an ideal model to study the different genetic impact of sex-specific migration rates expected in matrilocal (women remain in their natal villages after the marriage and men move to their wife's village) and patrilocal societies (the opposite is true). Previous studies identified such differences, but little is...
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