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The maternal ancestry of the Kavaratti islanders and the last glacial maximum aftermath.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Nov 2023
Tayyeh Alnoman Mundher, Sequeira Jaison Jeevan, Kumar Lomous, Babu Idrees, van Driem George, Mustak Mohammed Shafiul
Abstract excerpt
The prehistoric human settlement of the Lakshadweep islands remains a mystery for various reasons. Uncertainty about the existence of indigenous tribes in these islands and the lack of folklore records present major obstacles to the reconstruction of Lakshadweep ancestry. However, with extant population data, we seek to understand the maternal ancestry of the Kavaratti islanders. Mitochondrial control region...
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