Ancient DNA reveals a migration of the ancient Di-qiang populations into Xinjiang as early as the early Bronze Age

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-80

  Gao, Shi Zhu ^a   Zhang, Ye ^a   Wei, Dong ^a   Li, Hong Jie ^a   Zhao, Yong Bin ^b   Cui, Yin Qiu ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ancient DNA; mtDNA; Tianshanbeilu site; Y DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BRONZE AGE; CHINA; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL HAPLOGROUP; MITOCHONDRION; POPULATION MIGRATION; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME HAPLOGROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETICS; MIGRATION; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84928103558     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22690     Document Type: Article

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