Parallel evolution of genes and languages in the Caucasus region.

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Parallel evolution of genes and languages in the Caucasus region.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2011

Balanovsky Oleg, Dibirova Khadizhat, Dybo Anna, Mudrak Oleg, Frolova Svetlana, Pocheshkhova Elvira, Haber Marc, Platt Daniel, Schurr Theodore, Haak Wolfgang, Kuznetsova Marina, Radzhabov Magomed, Balaganskaya Olga, Romanov Alexey, Zakharova Tatiana, Soria Hernanz David F, Zalloua Pierre, Koshel Sergey, Ruhlen Merritt, Renfrew Colin, Wells R Spencer, Tyler-Smith Chris, Balanovska Elena

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We analyzed 40 single nucleotide polymorphism and 19 short tandem repeat Y-chromosomal markers in a large sample of 1,525 indigenous individuals from 14 populations in the Caucasus and 254 additional individuals representing potential source populations. We also employed a lexicostatistical approach to reconstruct the history of the languages of the North Caucasian family spoken by the Caucasus populations. We...

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PMID: 21571925
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr126
PMCID: PMC3355373

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