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Ancient DNA reveals genetic connections between early Di-Qiang and Han Chinese.
BMC evolutionary biology - 4 Dec 2017
Li Jiawei, Zeng Wen, Zhang Ye, Ko Albert Min-Shan, Li Chunxiang, Zhu Hong, Fu Qiaomei, Zhou Hui
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BACKGROUND: Ancient Di-Qiang people once resided in the Ganqing region of China, adjacent to the Central Plain area from where Han Chinese originated. While gene flow between the Di-Qiang and Han Chinese has been proposed, there is no evidence to support this view. Here we analyzed the human remains from an early Di-Qiang site (Mogou site dated ~4000 years old) and compared them to other ancient DNA across China,...
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