A genetic chronology for the Indian Subcontinent points to heavily sex-biased dispersals. Silva, M., Oliveira, M., Vieira, D., Brandão, A., Rito, T., Pereira, J. B., Fraser, R. M., Hudson, B., Gandini, F., Edwards, C., Pala, M., Koch, J., Wilson, J. F., Pereira, L., Richards, M. B., & Soares, P. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17(1):88, March, 2017.
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India is a patchwork of tribal and non-tribal populations that speak many different languages from various language families. Indo-European, spoken across northern and central India, and also in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has been frequently connected to the so-called “Indo-Aryan invasions” from Central Asia \textasciitilde3.5 ka and the establishment of the caste system, but the extent of immigration at this time remains extremely controversial. South India, on the other hand, is dominated by Dravidian languages. India displays a high level of endogamy due to its strict social boundaries, and high genetic drift as a result of long-term isolation which, together with a very complex history, makes the genetic study of Indian populations challenging.
@article{silva_genetic_2017,
	title = {A genetic chronology for the {Indian} {Subcontinent} points to heavily sex-biased dispersals},
	volume = {17},
	issn = {1471-2148},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0936-9},
	doi = {10.1186/s12862-017-0936-9},
	abstract = {India is a patchwork of tribal and non-tribal populations that speak many different languages from various language families. Indo-European, spoken across northern and central India, and also in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has been frequently connected to the so-called “Indo-Aryan invasions” from Central Asia {\textasciitilde}3.5 ka and the establishment of the caste system, but the extent of immigration at this time remains extremely controversial. South India, on the other hand, is dominated by Dravidian languages. India displays a high level of endogamy due to its strict social boundaries, and high genetic drift as a result of long-term isolation which, together with a very complex history, makes the genetic study of Indian populations challenging.},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2018-10-10TZ},
	journal = {BMC Evolutionary Biology},
	author = {Silva, Marina and Oliveira, Marisa and Vieira, Daniel and Brandão, Andreia and Rito, Teresa and Pereira, Joana B. and Fraser, Ross M. and Hudson, Bob and Gandini, Francesca and Edwards, Ceiridwen and Pala, Maria and Koch, John and Wilson, James F. and Pereira, Luísa and Richards, Martin B. and Soares, Pedro},
	month = mar,
	year = {2017},
	pages = {88}
}

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