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Genetic evidence of paleolithic colonization and neolithic expansion of modern humans on the tibetan plateau.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Aug 2013
Qi Xuebin, Cui Chaoying, Peng Yi, Zhang Xiaoming, Yang Zhaohui, Zhong Hua, Zhang Hui, Xiang Kun, Cao Xiangyu, Wang Yi, Ouzhuluobu, Basang, Ciwangsangbu, Bianba, Gonggalanzi, Wu Tianyi, Chen Hua, Shi Hong, Su Bing
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Tibetans live on the highest plateau in the world, their current population size is approximately 5 million, and most of them live at an altitude exceeding 3,500 m. Therefore, the Tibetan Plateau is a remarkable area for cultural and biological studies of human population history. However, the chronological profile of the Tibetan Plateau's colonization remains an unsolved question of human prehistory. To...
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