Genetic Evidence on the Origins of Indian Caste Populations

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Figure 3.
Figure 3.

Neighbor-joining network of genetic distances among caste communities estimated from 40 Alu polymorphisms. Distances between upper castes (U; Brahmin, Vysya, Kshatriya), middle castes (M; Yadava, Kapu), and lower castes (L; Mala, Madiga, Relli) are significantly correlated with social rank.

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  1. Published in Advance May 8, 2001, doi: 10.1101/gr.173301 Genome Res. 11: 994-1004

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