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Genetic affinities of the Andaman Islanders, a vanishing human population.

Author: K ThangarajL SinghAG ReddyVR RaoSC SehgalAll authors
Edition/Format: Article Article : English
Publication:Current biology : CB, 2003 Jan 21; 13(2): 86-93
Database:From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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BACKGROUND: The Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal are inhabited by hunter-gatherers of unknown origin, now on the verge of extinction. The Andamanese and other Asian small-statured peoples, traditionally known as "Negritos," resemble African pygmies. However, it is generally believed that they descend from the early Australo-Melanesian settlers of Southeast Asia and that their resemblance to some Africans is due  Read more...
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Document Type: Article
All Authors / Contributors: K Thangaraj; L Singh; AG Reddy; VR Rao; SC Sehgal; PA Underhill; M Pierson; IG Frame; E Hagelberg
ISSN:0960-9822
OCLC Number: 112009350
Language Note: English
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BACKGROUND: The Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal are inhabited by hunter-gatherers of unknown origin, now on the verge of extinction. The Andamanese and other Asian small-statured peoples, traditionally known as "Negritos," resemble African pygmies. However, it is generally believed that they descend from the early Australo-Melanesian settlers of Southeast Asia and that their resemblance to some Africans is due to adaptation to a similar environment, rather than shared origins.

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