Analysis of the matrilineal genetic structure of population in the early iron age from Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3916-3923

  Cui, YinQiu ^a   Gao, ShiZhu ^a   Xie, ChengZhi ^a   Zhang, QuanChao ^a   Wang, HaiJing ^a   Zhu, Hong ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Early iron age; Matrilineal genetic structure; Migration; Tarim basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049179390     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0647-8     Document Type: Article

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