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Uniparental Genetic Analyses Reveal the Major Origin of Fujian Tanka from Ancient Indigenous Daic Populations.
Human biology - 6 Aug 2020
Luo Xiao-Qin, Du Pan-Xin, Wang Ling-Xiang, Zhou Bo-Yan, Li Yu-Chun, Zheng Hong-Xiang, Wei Lan-Hai, Liu Jun-Jian, Sun Chang, Meng Hai-Liang, Tan Jing-Ze, Su Wen-Jing, Wen Shao-Qing, Li Hui
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The Fujian Tanka people are officially classified as a southern Han ethnic group, whereas they have customs similar to Daic and Austronesion people. Whether they originated in Han or Daic people, there is no consensus. Three hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin of this group: (1) the Han Chinese origin, (2) the ancient Daic origin, (3) and the admixture between Daic and Han. This study addressed...
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