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Multiple southward migrations of Neolithic Chinese farmers into Southeast Asia revealed from large-scale Y-chromosome sequences.
Science advances - 20 Feb 2026
Wang Mengge, Liu Yunhui, Luo Lintao, Wang Zhiyong, Feng Yuhang, Yang Ting, Chen Jing, Liu Yufeng, Huang Yuguo, Sun Qiuxia, Duan Shuhan, Lin Xinyu, Zhong Jie, Li Bowen, Liu Kaijun, Yuan Haibing, Liu Chao, Tang Renkuan, He Guanglin
Abstract excerpt
The scale and timing of genetic contributions from ancient millet- and rice-farming populations in China to Southeast Asian populations remain incompletely understood, particularly concerning Y-chromosome diversity. Here, a comprehensive dataset of Chinese Y-chromosome variations, including 1507 high-coverage sequences from ethnolinguistically diverse groups, was analyzed alongside 780 ancient genomes from...
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