Genetic structure of the Mon-Khmer speaking groups and their affinity to the neighbouring Tai populations in Northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Kutanan W., Kampuansai J., Fuselli S., Nakbunlung S., Seielstad M., Bertorelle G., Kangwanpong D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79958770851&partnerID=40&md5=702785230257d85353dce06538cce3da; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21672265; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5675
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: The Mon-Khmer speaking peoples inhabited northern Thailand before the arrival of the Tai speaking people from southern China in the thirteenth century A.D. Historical and anthropological evidence suggests a close relationship between the Mon-Khmer groups and the present day majority nort...