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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Wang B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3046130 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20110228 2
Since their arrival in the Tibetan Plateau during the Neolithic Age, Tibetans have been well-adapted to extreme environmental conditions and possess genetic variation that reflect their living environment and migratory history. To investigate the origin of Tibetans and the genetic basis of adaptation in a rigorous environment, we genotyped 30 Tibetan individuals with more than one million SNP markers. Our findings suggested that Tibetans, together with the Yi people, were descendants of Tibeto-B ...[more]