funded by the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Partner Group Grant (KT);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.31371267,31322030,91331108 (KT);91731303,31771388,and 31711530221 (SX);91631307 (SW);31501011 (YL) and 31260263 (YG));supported by Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (XDB13040100,SX;XDB13041000,SW);the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (31525014,SX);the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader (16XD1404700,to SX);the support of a National Thousand Young Talents Award and a Max Planck-CAS Paul Gerson Unna Independent Research Group Leadership Award (SW);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (16JC1400504,SW;14YF1406800,YL;16YF1413900,HL)
It is a long-standing question as to which genes define the characteristic facial features among different ethnic groups. In this study, we use Uyghurs, an ancient admixed population to query the genetic bases why Eur...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31271338,31071102,31071096,31260263,91331108,31322030);the National Key Technology Research and Development Program(2011BAI09B00);the National High Technology Research and Develop-ment Program of China(2012AA021802);the Ministry of Health(201002007),the Key Project of Ministry of Education(311016);the Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of Shanghai(2010BZH005)
Teeth are one of the most important materials for anthropological studies because they are likely to be preserved in ancient remains.While the frequencies of dental characteristics can provide clues to the phylogeny o...