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Genomic study of the Ket: a Paleo-Eskimo-related ethnic group with significant ancient North Eurasian ancestry.
Scientific reports - 11 Feb 2016
Flegontov Pavel, Changmai Piya, Zidkova Anastassiya, Logacheva Maria D, Altınışık N Ezgi, Flegontova Olga, Gelfand Mikhail S, Gerasimov Evgeny S, Khrameeva Ekaterina E, Konovalova Olga P, Neretina Tatiana, Nikolsky Yuri V, Starostin George, Stepanova Vita V, Travinsky Igor V, Tříska Martin, Tříska Petr, Tatarinova Tatiana V
Abstract excerpt
The Kets, an ethnic group in the Yenisei River basin, Russia, are considered the last nomadic hunter-gatherers of Siberia, and Ket language has no transparent affiliation with any language family. We investigated connections between the Kets and Siberian and North American populations, with emphasis on the Mal'ta and Paleo-Eskimo ancient genomes, using original data from 46 unrelated samples of Kets and 42...
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