The genetic admixture in Tibetan-Yi Corridor

Hong-Bing Yao1, Senwei Tang2, Xiaotian Yao2

  • 1Key Laboratory of Evidence Science of Gansu Province, Gansu Institute of Political Science and Law, Lanzhou, 730070, China.

Summary

Genetic studies reveal the Tibetan-Yi Corridor facilitated population migrations onto the Tibetan Plateau. This region

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