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Phylogeography of mtDNA haplogroup R7 in the Indian peninsula.
BMC evolutionary biology - 4 Aug 2008
Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Karmin Monika, Metspalu Ene, Metspalu Mait, Selvi-Rani Deepa, Singh Vijay Kumar, Parik Jüri, Solnik Anu, Naidu B Prathap, Kumar Ajay, Adarsh Niharika, Mallick Chandana Basu, Trivedi Bhargav, Prakash Swami, Reddy Ramesh, Shukla Parul, Bhagat Sanjana, Verma Swati, Vasnik Samiksha, Khan Imran, Barwa Anshu, Sahoo Dipti, Sharma Archana, Rashid Mamoon, Chandra Vishal, Reddy Alla G, Torroni Antonio, Foley Robert A, Thangaraj Kumarasamy, Singh Lalji, Kivisild Toomas, Villems Richard
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BACKGROUND: Human genetic diversity observed in Indian subcontinent is second only to that of Africa. This implies an early settlement and demographic growth soon after the first 'Out-of-Africa' dispersal of anatomically modern humans in Late Pleistocene. In contrast to this perspective, linguistic diversity in India has been thought to derive from more recent population movements and episodes of contact. With...
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