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The paternal ancestry of Uttarakhand does not imitate the classical caste system of India.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Negi Neetu, Tamang Rakesh, Pande Veena, Sharma Amrita, Shah Anish, Reddy Alla G, Vishnupriya Satti, Singh Lalji, Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Thangaraj Kumarasamy
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Although, there have been rigorous research on the Indian caste system by several disciplines, it is still one of the most controversial socioscientific topic. Previous genetic studies on the subcontinent have supported a classical hierarchal sharing of genetic component by various castes of India. In the present study, we have used high-resolution mtDNA and Y chromosomal markers to characterize the genetic...
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