Genome-wide analysis of unrecognised ethnic group Chuanqing people revealing a close affinity with Southern Han Chinese
- 3 July 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Annals of Human Biology
- Vol. 47 (5), 465-471
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2020.1782470
Abstract
Background: Chuanqing is an unrecognised ethnic group in Guizhou, southwest China. The genetic history of the Chuanqing people is hotly debated due to a lack of available genetic data. Aim: To infer the genetic structure and population history of the Chuanqing people and genetic relationships of the Chuanqing with other East Asians. Subjects and methods: We collected samples from 14 Chuanqing individuals from Guizhou and genotyped about 690,000 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We used Principal Component Analysis (PCA), ADMIXTURE analysis, and f statistics to infer the population genetic structure and admixture. Results: Chuanqing people show a distinct genetic profile from indigenous Tai-Kadai and Tibeto-Burman speaking populations in southwest China, but they are genetically similar to southern Han Chinese, Miao, She and Tujia populations. The Han Chinese characteristic Y chromosomal lineages reach high frequencies in the Chuanqing. Conclusions: The genetic formation of the Chuanqing people has been greatly influenced by Han Chinese related populations.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81601650, 31801040)
- Guizhou Province Engineering Technology Research Centre Project ([2016]1345)
- Nanqiang Outstanding Young Talents Programme of Xiamen University (X2123302)
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (ZK1144)
- Fieldwork Funds for graduate students of Xiamen University (2017GF009)
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