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A suggested Khmuic origin of the hunter-gatherer Mlabri in northern Thailand: evidence from maternal DNA lineages |
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| Creator | 1. Jatupol Kampuansai 2. Wibhu Kutanan 3. Suphanun Phuphanitcharoenkul 4. Daoroong Kangwanpong |
| Title | A suggested Khmuic origin of the hunter-gatherer Mlabri in northern Thailand: evidence from maternal DNA lineages |
| Publisher | Genetics Society of Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2555 |
| Journal Title | Thai Journal of Genetics |
| Journal Vol. | 5 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 203-215 |
| Keyword | mitochondrial DNA, hypervariable region I, genetic structure, Khamu, Mlabri |
| ISSN | 8578664 |
| Abstract | Khamu, an ethnic group residing in the northern part of Thailand, are suggested to be the descendents of the Southeast Asian prehistoric inhabitants. Their language belongs to the Khmuic branch of the Mon-Khmer subfamily within the Austro-Asiatic family. This linguistic clustering suggests a shared common ancestor among the Khamu, H'tin, and hunte-gatherer Mlabri. Mitochondrial hypervariable region I of 39 Khamu and 19 Mlabri individuals, living in Nan province, were analyzed and compared with other ethnic groups in northern Thailand. The investigation on their maternal inherited marker revealed that they were one of the Southeast Asian indigenous populations. Their current genetic structures were shaped by the intense drift effect due to the ancient migrations along the Thai-Lao border. The Khamu are genetically closely related to the H'tin-Mal, a putative Mlabri's ancestral stock. Thus, this study proposed that the Khamu and the H'tin-Mal are possible ancestral origins of the Mlabri. |
