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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