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Genetic History of Xinjiang's Uyghurs Suggests Bronze Age Multiple-Way Contacts in Eurasia.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2017
Feng Qidi, Lu Yan, Ni Xumin, Yuan Kai, Yang Yajun, Yang Xiong, Liu Chang, Lou Haiyi, Ning Zhilin, Wang Yuchen, Lu Dongsheng, Zhang Chao, Zhou Ying, Shi Meng, Tian Lei, Wang Xiaoji, Zhang Xi, Li Jing, Khan Asifullah, Guan Yaqun, Tang Kun, Wang Sijia, Xu Shuhua
Abstract excerpt
The Uyghur people residing in Xinjiang, a territory located in the far west of China and crossed by the Silk Road, are a key ethnic group for understanding the history of human dispersion in Eurasia. Here we assessed the genetic structure and ancestry of 951 Xinjiang's Uyghurs (XJU) representing 14 geographical subpopulations. We observed a southwest and northeast differentiation within XJU, which was likely...
Topics
- Asian People
- China
- Ethnicity
- Gene Flow
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Phylogeography
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide