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mtDNA and Y-chromosome variation in the Talysh of Iran and Azerbaijan.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Jan 2009
Nasidze Ivan, Quinque Dominique, Rahmani Manijeh, Alemohamad Seyed Ali, Asadova Pervin, Zhukova Olga, Stoneking Mark
Abstract excerpt
The Northern Talysh from Azerbaijan and the Southern Talysh from Iran self-identify as one ethnic group and speak a Northwestern Iranian language. However, the Northern and Southern Talysh dialects are so different that they may actually be separate languages. Does this linguistic differentiation reflect internal change due to isolation, or could contact-induced change have played a role? We analyzed mtDNA HVI...
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