title: Genetic analysis on Tuoba Xianbei remains excavated from Qilang Mountain Cemetery in Qahar Right Wing Middle Banner of Inner Mongolia.
abstract: Sixteen sequences of the hypervariable segment I (HVS-I, 16039-16398) in mtDNA control region from ancient Tuoba Xianbei remains excavated from Qilang Mountain Cemetery were analyzed. In which, 13 haplotypes were found by 25 polymorphic sites. The haplotype diversity and nucleotide diversity were 0.98 and 0.0189, respectively, and the mean of nucleotide number differences was 6.25. Haplogroup analysis indicates these remains mainly belong to haplogroup C (31.25%) and D (43.75%). According to the published data were considered, we can suggest that the Tuoba Xianbei presented a close genetic affinity to Oroqen, Outer Mongolian and Ewenki populations, especially Oroqen.
authors.affiliation: Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Changchun
authors.forename: Xie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiaolei
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population / Q000379:methods*; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008986:Mongolia / Q000208:ethnology; D009027:Mortuary Practice; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial