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Indian ancestry revealed

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The mixing of two distinct lineages led to most modern-day Indians.

The population of India was founded on two ancient groups that are as genetically distinct from each other as they are from other Asians, according to the largest DNA survey of Indian heritage to date. Nowadays, however, most Indians are a genetic hotchpotch of both ancestries, despite the populous nation's highly stratified social structure.

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Dolgin, E. Indian ancestry revealed. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.935

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