Y chromosomal evidence on the origin of northern Thai people.

The Khon Mueang represent the major group of people present in today's northern Thailand. While linguistic and genetic data seem to support a shared ancestry between Khon Mueang and other Tai-Kadai speaking people, the possibility of an admixed origin with contribution from local Mon-Khmer popu...

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Main Authors: Andrea Brunelli, Jatupol Kampuansai, Mark Seielstad, Khemika Lomthaisong, Daoroong Kangwanpong, Silvia Ghirotto, Wibhu Kutanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5524406?pdf=render