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Haplotype analysis of the polymorphic 17 YSTR markers in Kerala nontribal populations.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2012
Parvathy Seema Nair, Geetha Aswathy, Jagannath Chippy
Abstract excerpt
The origin of the Kerala non tribal population has been a matter of contention for centuries. While some claim that Negritos were the first inhabitants, some historians suggest a Dravidian origin for all Keralites. The aim of our study has been to provide sufficient scientific evidence based on Y chromosome short tandem repeat (Y STR) analysis for tracing the paternal lineage and also to create a database of the...
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