Article
Geography has more influence than language on maternal genetic structure of various northeastern Thai ethnicities.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2014
Kutanan Wibhu, Ghirotto Silvia, Bertorelle Giorgio, Srithawong Suparat, Srithongdaeng Kanokpohn, Pontham Nattapon, Kangwanpong Daoroong
Abstract excerpt
Several literatures have shown the influence of geographic and linguistic factors in shaping genetic variation patterns, but their relative impact, if any, in the very heterogeneous northeastern region of Thailand has not yet been studied. This area, called Isan, is geographically structured in two wide basins, the Sakon Nakorn Basin and the Korat Basin, serving today as home to diverse ethnicities encompassing...
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