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The Indonesian archipelago: an ancient genetic highway linking Asia and the Pacific.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2013
Tumonggor Meryanne K, Karafet Tatiana M, Hallmark Brian, Lansing J Stephen, Sudoyo Herawati, Hammer Michael F, Cox Murray P
Abstract excerpt
Indonesia, an island nation linking mainland Asia with the Pacific world, hosts a wide range of linguistic, ethnic and genetic diversity. Despite the complexity of this cultural environment, genetic studies in Indonesia remain surprisingly sparse. Here, we report mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and associated Y-chromosome diversity for the largest cohort of Indonesians examined to date-2740 individuals from 70...
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