Y-chromosome diversity suggests southern origin and Paleolithic backwave migration of Austro-Asiatic speakers from eastern Asia to the Indian subcontinent

• Main Authors: Xiaoming Zhang, Shiyu Liao, Xuebin Qi, Jiewei Liu, Jatupol Kampuansai, Hui Zhang, Zhaohui Yang, Bun Serey, Tuot Sovannary, Long Bunnath, Hong Seang Aun, Ham Samnom, Daoroong Kangwanpong, Hong Shi, Bing Su
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Multidisciplinary
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84944936944&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54905
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Analyses of an Asian-specific Y-chromosome lineage (O2a1-M95)-the dominant paternal lineage in Austro-Asiatic (AA) speaking populations, who are found on both sides of the Bay of Bengal-led to two competing hypothesis of this group's geographic origin and migratory routes. One hypothesis posits...