The new issue of DNA Tribes Digest is now available. This month's feature article is "Generals of the Steppes: Basic Genetic Contributions in Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic Populations." This article focuses on populations of the Asian steppes, where ancient Indo-Europeans introduced the mobile horse culture that formed the basis of the later Turkic and Mongol empires.
Individual populations studied include: Hazara; Uzbek; Kazakh; Uyghur; Altaian-Kizhi; Tuva; Xiongnu (early Mongolian burial site); Mongolia; Buryat; Khamnigan Mongol; East Mongolian (Inner Mongolia); and Evenk (Harbin, China).
Table of Contents for December 29, 2009:
Individual populations studied include: Hazara; Uzbek; Kazakh; Uyghur; Altaian-Kizhi; Tuva; Xiongnu (early Mongolian burial site); Mongolia; Buryat; Khamnigan Mongol; East Mongolian (Inner Mongolia); and Evenk (Harbin, China).
Table of Contents for December 29, 2009:
- Introduction
- Generals of the Steppes: Basic Genetic Contributions in Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic Populations
- Getting the Most from Your Testing
http://www.dnatribes.com/dnatribes-digest-2009-12-29.pdf
An archive of previous DNA Tribes Digest articles can be found here.
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