mtDNA from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman Period Suggests a Genetic Link between the Indian Subcontinent and Mesopotamian Cradle of Civilization

Henryk W. Witas; Jacek Tomczyk; Krystyna Jędrychowska-Dańska; Gyaneshwer Chaubey; Tomasz Płoszaj

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073682

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mtDNA from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman Period Suggests a Genetic Link between the Indian Subcontinent and Mesopotamian Cradle of Civilization

Henryk W. Witas ,

* E-mail: henryk.witas@umed.lodz.pl

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Jacek Tomczyk,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warszawa, Poland
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Krystyna Jędrychowska-Dańska,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Gyaneshwer Chaubey,

Affiliation Estonian Biocenter, Tartu, Estonia
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Tomasz Płoszaj

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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mtDNA from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman Period Suggests a Genetic Link between the Indian Subcontinent and Mesopotamian Cradle of Civilization

Henryk W. Witas,
Jacek Tomczyk,
Krystyna Jędrychowska-Dańska,
Gyaneshwer Chaubey,
Tomasz Płoszaj

Published: September 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073682

About the Authors

Henryk W. Witas

* E-mail: henryk.witas@umed.lodz.pl

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

Jacek Tomczyk

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warszawa, Poland

Krystyna Jędrychowska-Dańska

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

Gyaneshwer Chaubey

Affiliation Estonian Biocenter, Tartu, Estonia

Tomasz Płoszaj

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HW. Performed the experiments: TP KJ-D. Analyzed the data: HW TP. Wrote the paper: HW. Collected and analyzed skeletal material: JT. Constructed M-J network: GC.

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