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The genomic similarities with linguistic difference: a study among the Oraon and Munda tribes of the Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Jun 2011
Mondal Prakash Ranjan, Saksena Deepti, Sachdeva Mohinder Pal, Murry Benrithung, Meitei Khangembam Somibabu, Samtani Ratika, Saraswathy Kallur Nava
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The present study was conducted on two tribal communities, the Oraon and Munda, inhabiting the Ranchi district of Jharkhand state, India. The study was designed to elucidate genetic similarity, if any, shared between these tribes as they belong to the common Proto-Australoid stock but bear different linguistic affiliations. For this, a total of 98 intravenous blood samples (48 Oraon and 50 Munda) were...
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