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Diverse genetic origin of Indian Muslims: evidence from autosomal STR loci.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Eaaswarkhanth Muthukrishnan, Dubey Bhawna, Meganathan Poorlin Ramakodi, Ravesh Zeinab, Khan Faizan Ahmed, Singh Lalji, Thangaraj Kumarasamy, Haque Ikramul
Abstract excerpt
The origin and relationships of Indian Muslims is still dubious and are not yet genetically well studied. In the light of historically attested movements into Indian subcontinent during the demic expansion of Islam, the present study aims to substantiate whether it had been accompanied by any gene flow or only a cultural transformation phenomenon. An array of 13 autosomal STR markers that are common in the...
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