Concomitant Replacement of Language and mtDNA in South Caspian Populations of Iran

@article{Nasidze2006ConcomitantRO,
  title={Concomitant Replacement of Language and mtDNA in South Caspian Populations of Iran},
  author={Ivan Nasidze and Dominique Quinque and Manijeh Rahmani and Seyed Ali Alemohamad and Mark Stoneking},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2006},
  volume={16},
  pages={668-673}
}
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