West Eurasian mtDNA lineages in India: an insight into the spread of the Dravidian language and the origins of the caste system.

doi:10.1007/s00439-015-1547-4

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West Eurasian mtDNA lineages in India: an insight into the spread of the Dravidian language and the origins of the caste system.

Human genetics - 1 Jun 2015

Palanichamy Malliya Gounder, Mitra Bikash, Zhang Cai-Ling, Debnath Monojit, Li Gui-Mei, Wang Hua-Wei, Agrawal Suraksha, Chaudhuri Tapas Kumar, Zhang Ya-Ping

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There is no indication from the previous mtDNA studies that west Eurasian-specific subclades have evolved within India and played a role in the spread of languages and the origins of the caste system. To address these issues, we have screened 14,198 individuals (4208 from this study) and analyzed 112 mitogenomes (41 new sequences) to trace west Eurasian maternal ancestry. This has led to the identification of two...

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West Eurasian mtDNA lineages in India: an insight into the spread of the Dravidian language and the origins of the caste system.

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West Eurasian mtDNA lineages in India: an insight into the spread of the Dravidian language and the origins of the caste system.

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