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Ancient DNA evidence supports the contribution of Di-Qiang people to the han Chinese gene pool.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Feb 2011
Zhao Yong-Bin, Li Hong-Jie, Li Sheng-Nan, Yu Chang-Chun, Gao Shi-Zhu, Xu Zhi, Jin Li, Zhu Hong, Zhou Hui
Abstract excerpt
Han Chinese is the largest ethnic group in the world. During its development, it gradually integrated with many neighboring populations. To uncover the origin of the Han Chinese, ancient DNA analysis was performed on the remains of 46 humans (1700 to 1900 years ago) excavated from the Taojiazhai site in Qinghai province, northwest of China, where the Di-Qiang populations had previously lived. In this study, eight...
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