Origin and evolution of two Yugur sub-clans in Northwest China: A case study in paternal genetic landscape

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-211

  Zhou, Ruixia ^a,b   Yang, Daqun ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Yu, Weiping ^c   An, Lizhe ^a   Wang, Xilong ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Xu, Jiujin ^d   Xie, Xiaodong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Hangzhou Vocational and Technology College ^*  (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern Yugurs; Genetic landscape; Western Yugurs; Y SNP; Y STR

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ETHNIC GROUP; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETICS; LANGUAGE; PATERNAL CARE; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION SIZE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 42449112899     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460801922927     Document Type: Article

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