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Phonemic evidence reveals interwoven evolution of Chinese dialects
Meng-Han Zhang, Wu-Yun Pan, Shi Yan +1
Han Chinese experienced substantial population migrations and admixture in history, yet little is known about the evolutionary process of Chinese dialects. Here, we used phylogenet…
The dichotomy structure of Y chromosome Haplogroup N
Kang Hu, Shi Yan, Kai Liu +16
Haplogroup N-M231 of human Y chromosome is a common clade from Eastern Asia to Northern Europe, being one of the most frequent haplogroups in Altaic and Uralic-speaking populations…
Y Chromosome of Aisin Gioro, the Imperial House of Qing Dynasty
Shi Yan, Harumasa Tachibana, Lan-Hai Wei +3
House of Aisin Gioro is the imperial family of the last dynasty in Chinese history - Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). Aisin Gioro family originated from Jurchen tribes and developed the…
Y Chromosomes of 40% Chinese Are Descendants of Three Neolithic Super-grandfathers
Shi Yan, Chuan-Chao Wang, Hong-Xiang Zheng +13
Demographic change of human populations is one of the central questions for delving into the past of human beings. To identify major population expansions related to male lineages,…