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Title: | Unravelling the distinct strains of Tharu ancestry | Contributor(s): | Chaubey, Gyaneshwer (author); Singh, Manvendra (author); Singh, Vipin Kumar (author); Selvi Rani, Deepa (author); Rai, Niraj (author); Kushniarevich, Alena (author); Ilumae, Anne-Mai (author); Karmin, Monika (author); Phillip, Anand (author); Verma, Abhilasha (author); Prank, Erik (author); Singh, Vijay Kumar (author); Crivellaro, Federica (author); Li, Blaise (author); Govindaraj, Periyasamy (author); Chaubey, Akhilesh Kumar (author); Dubey, Pavan Kumar (author); Reddy, Alla G (author); Premkumar, Kumpati (author); Vishnupriya, Satti (author); Pande, Veena (author); Parik, Juri (author); Rootsi, Siiri (author); Tamang, Rakesh (author); Endicott, Phillip (author); Metspalu, Mait (author); Lahr, Marta Mirazon (author); van Driem, George (author); Villems, Richard (author); Kivisild, Toomas (author); Singh, Lalji (author); Thangaraj, Kumarasamy (author); Nandan, Amrita (author); Singh, Kamayani (author); Sharma, Varun Kumar (author); Pathak, Ajai Kumar (author); Shah, Anish M (author); Sharma, Vishwas (author) | Publication Date: | 2014 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1038/ejhg.2014.36 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20779 | Abstract: | The northern region of the Indian subcontinent is a vast landscape interlaced by diverse ecologies, for example, the Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas. A great number of ethnic groups are found there, displaying a multitude of languages and cultures. The Tharu is one of the largest and most linguistically diverse of such groups, scattered across the Tarai region of Nepal and bordering Indian states. Their origins are uncertain. Hypotheses have been advanced postulating shared ancestry with Austroasiatic, or Tibeto-Burman-speaking populations as well as aboriginal roots in the Tarai. Several Tharu groups speak a variety of Indo-Aryan languages, but have traditionally been described by ethnographers as representing East Asian phenotype. Their ancestry and intra-population diversity has previously been tested only for haploid (mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome) markers in a small portion of the population. This study presents the first systematic genetic survey of the Tharu from both Nepal and two Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, using genome-wide SNPs and haploid markers. We show that the Tharu have dual genetic ancestry as up to one-half of their gene pool is of East Asian origin. Within the South Asian proportion of the Tharu genetic ancestry, we see vestiges of their common origin in the north of the South Asian Subcontinent manifested by mitochondrial DNA haplogroup M43. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | European Journal of Human Genetics, 22(12), p. 1404-1412 | Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1476-5438 1018-4813 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 219999 History and Archaeology not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 439999 Other history, heritage and archaeology not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 950305 Conserving Natural Heritage | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 130404 Conserving natural heritage | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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