Abstract
Variation in 13 loci across North India has been mapped using principal components and generalized distance analysis. Significant clinal variation is documented for most systems, and genetic difference bears a relation to geographic distance especially along a north-west-to-southeast inclination. Both caste and geography exert influence over the historically contentious affinities of the Jats.
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Corruccini, R.S., Gill, P.S. Genetic-geographic dispersion among North Indian populations and affinities of the Jats. Int. J. Anthropol. 2, 301–312 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02443990
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