To clarify the colonizing process of East/ Northeast Asia as well as the peopling of the Americas, identifying the genetic characteristics of Paleolithic Siberians is indispensable. However, no genetic information on the Paleolithic Siberians has hitherto been reported. In the present study , we analyzed ancient DNA recovered from Jomon skeletons excavated from the northernmost island of Japan, Hokkaido, which was connected with southern Siberia in the Paleolithic period.
This study examines y‐chromosome haplogroup diversity in the sub‐Himalayan Terai and Duars populations of East India. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within d-m174 and y-chromosome phylogeny.
As the highest plateau surrounded by towering mountain ranges, the Tibetan Plateau was once considered to be one of the last populated areas of modern humans. However, this view has been tremendously changed by archeological, linguistic, and genetic findings in the past 60 years. Nevertheless, the timing and routes of entry of modern humans into the Tibetan Plateau is still unclear.
This study examines genetic structures of the Tibetans and the Deng people in the Himalayas viewed from autosomal STRs. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within tibetan, qiangic and himalayan populations.
Ancient DNA recovered from Jomon skeletons excavated from Funadomari site, Hokkaido, Japan was analyzed to elucidate the genealogy of the early settlers of the Japanese archipelago. Both the control and coding regions of their mitochondrial DNA were analyzed in detail, and we could securely assign 14 mtDNAs to relevant haplogroups. Haplogroups D1a, M7a, and N9b were observed in these individuals, and N9b was by far the most predominant.
2009Modern Preventive Medicine
mtDNA SNP Polymorphism in Tibetan and Han Populations from Liangshan
This study examines mtDNA SNP Polymorphism in Tibetan and Han Populations from Liangshan. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within tibetan, qiangic and himalayan populations.
This study examines the Himalayas as a directional barrier to gene flow. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within tibetan, qiangic and himalayan populations.
Mesiodistal and buccolingual crown diameters of all teeth recorded in 72 major human population groups and seven geographic groups were analyzed. The results obtained are fivefold. First, the largest teeth are found among Australians, followed by Melanesians, Micronesians, sub-Saharan Africans, and Native Americans.
The Ainu, a minority ethnic group from the northernmost island of Japan, was investigated for DNA polymorphisms both from maternal (mitochondrial DNA) and paternal (Y chromosome) lineages extensively. Other Asian populations inhabiting North, East, and Southeast Asia were also examined for detailed phylogeographic analyses at the mtDNA sequence type as well as Y-haplogroup levels.
2004Genome Research
Mitochondrial genome variation in eastern Asia and the peopling of Japan
This study examines mitochondrial genome variation in eastern Asia and the peopling of Japan. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within japan, ainu, ryukyu and the jomon.
2004Acta Genetica Sinica
The Origin of Tibeto-Burman Populations Inferred from Y-Chromosome Genetic Structure
This study examines the Origin of Tibeto-Burman Populations Inferred from Y-Chromosome Genetic Structure. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within tibetan, qiangic and himalayan populations.
1996American Journal of Physical Anthropology
HLA class II alleles in Ainu living in Hidaka District, Hokkaido, Northern Japan
The Ainu people are considered to be the descendants of preagricultural native populations of northern Japan, while the majority of the population of contemporary Japan (Wajin) is descended mainly from postneolithic migrants. Polymorphisms of the HLA-DRB1, DRB3, and DQBl alleles were investigated in DNA samples of Ainu living in Hidaka district, Hokkaido. Unique features of the Ainu in this study were high incidences of DRB1*1401, DRBl"1406, and a newly described allele, DRBl"1106 (20%, 17%, and 5%, respectively).
1979American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition of Ainu and Other Japanese: Comparison with Other Racial Groups
The Ainu of Hokkaido are metrically a population of short to medium stature. Compared to a diversity of other samples (Hindus, Japanese, Chinese, Canadian Eskimos and U. S. whites) Ainus tend to have a large surface area of the head and feet.
1887Source publication
Aino hairiness and the Urvolk of Japan
This study examines aino hairiness and the Urvolk of Japan. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within japan, ainu, ryukyu and the jomon.