Mitochondrial DNA analysis of human remains from the Yuansha site in Xinjiang, China.
The Yuansha site is located in the center of the Taklimakan Desert of Xinjiang, in the southern Silk Road region. MtDNA was extracted from fifteen human remains excavated from the Yuansha site, dating back 2,000-2,500 years. Analysis of the phylogenetic tree and the multidimensional scaling (MDS) reveals that the Yuansha population has relatively close relationships with the modern populations of South Central Asia and Indus Valley, as well as with the ancient population of Chawuhu.
Gao
ShiZhu
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Laboratory of Ancient DNA, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
Cui
YinQiu
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Yang
YiDai
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Duan
RanHui
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Abuduresule
Idelisi
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Mair
Victor H
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Zhu
Hong
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Zhou
Hui
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D002048:Burial; D002681:China; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics*; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial