Present Y chromosomes reveal the ancestry of Emperor CAO Cao of 1800 years ago

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 216-218

  Wang, Chuanchao ^a   Yan, Shi ^a,b   Hou, Zheng ^a   Fu, Wenqing ^a   Xiong, Momiao ^a   Han, Sheng ^a   Jin, Li ^a,b   Li, Hui ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

China history; genetic history; molecular anthropology; Y chromosome haplogroup

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAPLOTYPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; RISK; VALIDATION PROCESS; Y CHROMOSOME;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84858951617     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: 1435232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2011.147     Document Type: Article

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