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Autosomal and X-linked single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal a steep Asian-Melanesian ancestry cline in eastern Indonesia and a sex bias in admixture rates.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 May 2010
Cox Murray P, Karafet Tatiana M, Lansing J Stephen, Sudoyo Herawati, Hammer Michael F
Abstract excerpt
The geographical region between mainland Asia and New Guinea is characterized by numerous small islands with isolated human populations. Phenotypically, groups in the west are similar to their neighbours in mainland Southeast Asia, eastern groups near New Guinea are similar to Melanesians, and intervening populations are intermediate in appearance. A long-standing question is whether this pattern primarily...
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