Extensive Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Vietnam Reflects Multiple Sources of Genetic Diversity.

ABSTRACT: Vietnam features extensive ethnolinguistic diversity and occupies a key position in Mainland Southeast Asia. Yet, the genetic diversity of Vietnam remains relatively unexplored, especially with genome-wide data, because previous studies have focused mainly on the majority Kinh group. Here, we analyze newly generated genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism data for the Kinh and 21 additional ethnic groups in Vietnam, encompassing all five major language families in Mainland Southeast Asia. In addition to analyzing the allele and haplotype sharing within the Vietnamese groups, we incorporate published data from both nearby modern populations and ancient samples for comparison. In contrast to previous studies that suggested a largely indigenous origin for Vietnamese genetic diversity, we f

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475039 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature