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Origin and evolution of two Yugur sub-clans in Northwest China: a case study in paternal genetic landscape.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Zhou Ruixia, Yang Daqun, Zhang Hua, Yu Weiping, An Lizhe, Wang Xilong, Li Hong, Xu Jiujin, Xie Xiaodong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Yugur is an ethnic group that was officially identified by the Chinese Government in 1953. Within the population there are two sub-clans distinctly identified as the Eastern Yugur and Western Yugur, partly because they have different local languages. AIM: A parentage comparison was conducted between the two sub-clans to investigate their genetic relationship. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Male subjects were...
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