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Do surname differences mirror dialect variation?

Human biology - 1 Feb 2008

Manni Franz, Heeringa Wilbert, Toupance Bruno, Nerbonne John

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Our focus in this paper is the analysis of surnames, which have been proven to be reliable genetic markers because in patrilineal systems they are transmitted along generations virtually unchanged, similarly to a genetic locus on the Y chromosome. We compare the distribution of surnames to the distribution of dialect pronunciations, which are clearly culturally transmitted. Because surnames, at the time of their...

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PMID: 18505044
DOI: 10.3378/1534-6617(2008)80[41:DSDMDV]2.0.CO;2

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