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A genetic chronology for the Indian Subcontinent points to heavily sex-biased dispersals.
BMC evolutionary biology - 23 Mar 2017
Silva Marina, Oliveira Marisa, Vieira Daniel, Brandão Andreia, Rito Teresa, Pereira Joana B, Fraser Ross M, Hudson Bob, Gandini Francesca, Edwards Ceiridwen, Pala Maria, Koch John, Wilson James F, Pereira Luísa, Richards Martin B, Soares Pedro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: India is a patchwork of tribal and non-tribal populations that speak many different languages from various language families. Indo-European, spoken across northern and central India, and also in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has been frequently connected to the so-called "Indo-Aryan invasions" from Central Asia ~3.5 ka and the establishment of the caste system, but the extent of immigration at this time...
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