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Residence rule flexibility and descent groups dynamics shape uniparental genetic diversities in South East Asia.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Mar 2018
Ly Goki, Alard Bérénice, Laurent Romain, Lafosse Sophie, Toupance Bruno, Monidarin Chou, Diffloth Gérard, Bourdier Frédéric, Evrard Olivier, Pavard Samuel, Chaix Raphaëlle
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OBJECTIVES: Social organization plays a major role in shaping human population genetic diversity. In particular, matrilocal populations tend to exhibit less mitochondrial diversity than patrilocal populations, and the other way around for Y chromosome diversity. However, several studies have not replicated such findings. The objective of this study is to understand the reasons for such inconsistencies and further...
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