Genetic variation in Northern Thailand Hill Tribes: Origins and relationships with social structure and linguistic differences

• Main Authors: Davide Besaggio, Silvia Fuselli, Metawee Srikummool, Jatupol Kampuansai, Loredana Castrì, Chris Tyler-Smith, Mark Seielstad, Daoroong Kangwanpong, Giorgio Bertorelle
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=34648854459&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60767
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background. Ethnic minorities in Northern Thailand, often referred to as Hill Tribes, are considered an ideal model to study the different genetic impact of sex-specific migration rates expected in matrilocal (women remain in their natal villages after the marriage and men move to their wife's...