The genetic assimilation in language borrowing inferred from Jing People.

Xiufeng HuangQinghui ZhouXiaoyun BinShu LaiChaowen LinRong HuJiashun XiaoDajun LuoYingxiang LiLan-Hai WeiHui-Yuan YehGang ChenChuan-Chao Wang

Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2018)

We conclude that the formation and language change of present-day Jing people have involved genetic assimilation of surrounding East Asian populations. The language borrowing, in this case, is not only a cultural phenomenon but has involved demic diffusion.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
genome wide
copy number
gene expression