Genetic imprint of the Mongol: signal from phylogeographic analysis of mitochondrial DNA.
Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from 201 unrelated Mongolian individuals in the three different regions was analyzed. The Mongolians took the dominant East Asian-specific haplogroups, and some European-prevalent haplogroups were detected. The East Asians-specific haplogroups distributed from east to west in decreasing frequencies, and the European-specific haplogroups distributed conversely. These genetic data suggest that the Mongolian empire played an important role in the maternal genetic admixture across Mongolians and even Central Asian populations, whereas the Silk Road might have contributed little in the admixture between the East Asians and the Europeans.
Cheng
Baoweng
B
The Public Security Department of Yunnan Province, Guangfu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650221, People's Republic of China.|Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
Tang
Wenru
W
Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
He
Li
L
Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
Dong
Yongli
Y
Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
Lu
Jing
J
Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
Lei
Yunping
Y
Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
Yu
Haijing
H
Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
Zhang
Jiali
J
Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
Xiao
Chunjie
C
Key Laboratory of Bioresources Conservation and Utilization & Human Genetics Center of Yunnan University, #2 N. Cuihu Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China. cjxiao@public.km.yn.cn.