Article
Y chromosome diversity in a linguistic isolate (Mirandese, NE Portugal).
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 10 Sept 2016
Marques Sofia L, Gusmão Leonor, Amorim Antonio, Prata Maria João, Alvarez Luis
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to genetically characterize the male lineages of people who speak Mirandese, an interesting case of a linguistic relict that can still be found in the municipality of Miranda do Douro, NE Portugal. This region lies within the area of the Leonese dialects, which are remnants of the Romance dialects spoken in the Kingdom of Leon currently grouped in the Astur-Leonese...
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