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Paternal genetic structure of Hainan aborigines isolated at the entrance to East Asia.
PloS one - 14 May 2008
Li Dongna, Li Hui, Ou Caiying, Lu Yan, Sun Yuantian, Yang Bo, Qin Zhendong, Zhou Zhenjian, Li Shilin, Jin Li
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: At the southern entrance to East Asia, early population migration has affected most of the Y-chromosome variations of East Asians. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To assess the isolated genetic structure of Hainan Island and the original genetic structure at the southern entrance, we studied the Y chromosome diversity of 405 Hainan Island aborigines from all the six populations, who have little...
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