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Mitochondrial and Y-chromosome diversity of the Tharus (Nepal): a reservoir of genetic variation.
BMC evolutionary biology - 2 Jul 2009
Fornarino Simona, Pala Maria, Battaglia Vincenza, Maranta Ramona, Achilli Alessandro, Modiano Guido, Torroni Antonio, Semino Ornella, Santachiara-Benerecetti Silvana A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent represent an area considered as a source and a reservoir for human genetic diversity, with many markers taking root here, most of which are the ancestral state of eastern and western haplogroups, while others are local. Between these two regions, Terai (Nepal) is a pivotal passageway allowing, in different times, multiple population interactions, although...
Topics
- Asian People
- Chromosomes, Human, Y
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Nepal
- Phylogeny
- Principal Component Analysis