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Genetic evidence of an East Asian origin and paleolithic northward migration of Y-chromosome haplogroup N.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Shi Hong, Qi Xuebin, Zhong Hua, Peng Yi, Zhang Xiaoming, Ma Runlin Z, Su Bing
Abstract excerpt
The Y-chromosome haplogroup N-M231 (Hg N) is distributed widely in eastern and central Asia, Siberia, as well as in eastern and northern Europe. Previous studies suggested a counterclockwise prehistoric migration of Hg N from eastern Asia to eastern and northern Europe. However, the root of this Y chromosome lineage and its detailed dispersal pattern across eastern Asia are still unclear. We analyzed haplogroup...
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