Use of Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA population structure in tracing human migrations

PA Underhill, T Kivisild - Annu. Rev. Genet., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Well-resolved molecular gene trees illustrate the concept of descent with modification and
exhibit the opposing processes of drift and migration, both of which influence population …

Peopling of South Asia: investigating the caste–tribe continuum in India

G Chaubey, M Metspalu, T Kivisild, R Villems - Bioessays, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, mtDNA and Y chromosome studies involving human populations from South
Asia and the rest of the world have revealed new insights about the peopling of the world by …

Population genetic structure in Indian Austroasiatic speakers: the role of landscape barriers and sex-specific admixture

G Chaubey, M Metspalu, Y Choi, R Mägi… - Molecular biology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The geographic origin and time of dispersal of Austroasiatic (AA) speakers, presently settled
in south and southeast Asia, remains disputed. Two rival hypotheses, both assuming a …

[HTML][HTML] Traces of archaic mitochondrial lineages persist in Austronesian-speaking Formosan populations

JA Trejaut, T Kivisild, JH Loo, CL Lee, CL He… - PLoS …, 2005 - journals.plos.org
Genetic affinities between aboriginal Taiwanese and populations from Oceania and
Southeast Asia have previously been explored through analyses of mitochondrial DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Y-chromosome evidence suggests a common paternal heritage of Austro-Asiatic populations

V Kumar, ANS Reddy, JP Babu, TN Rao… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background The Austro-Asiatic linguistic family, which is considered to be the
oldest of all the families in India, has a substantial presence in Southeast Asia. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] In situ origin of deep rooting lineages of mitochondrial Macrohaplogroup 'M' in India

K Thangaraj, G Chaubey, VK Singh, A Vanniarajan… - BMC genomics, 2006 - Springer
Abstract Background Macrohaplogroups' M'and'N'have evolved almost in parallel from a
founder haplogroup L3. Macrohaplogroup N in India has already been defined in previous …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of 40 bp insertion-deletion (INDEL) in mitochondrial control region among sambar (Rusa unicolor) populations in India

SK Gupta, A Kumar, A Gaur, SA Hussain - BMC research notes, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region is extensively used in
the phylogeography of species. We examined sequence variations in the mtDNA control …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and genetic heterogeneity in chronic periodontitis

P Govindaraj, NA Khan, P Gopalakrishna, RV Chandra… - Mitochondrion, 2011 - Elsevier
We performed an extensive study on mitochondrial dysfunction in chronic periodontitis (CP).
Electron microscopic analysis of gingival cells revealed abnormal mitochondria in 60% of …

Identification of a novel 12-bp insertion/deletion (indel) of iPS-related Oct4 gene and its association with reproductive traits in male piglets

F Ren, S Yu, R Chen, X Lv, C Pan - Animal reproduction science, 2017 - Elsevier
As a key factor of cellular reprogramming, Oct4 is one of vital transcription factors for induced
pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Loss of its function or deletion causes apoptosis in primordial …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogeography of mtDNA haplogroup R7 in the Indian peninsula

G Chaubey, M Karmin, E Metspalu, M Metspalu… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2008 - Springer
Background Human genetic diversity observed in Indian subcontinent is second only to that
of Africa. This implies an early settlement and demographic growth soon after the first'Out-of …