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Acceptability of using Karachay surnames as a quasigenetic marker in population and genetic studies

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Based on a comparison of the data on the frequencies of 1206 surnames registered in the Malokarachayevsky district of Karachay-Cherkessia with a number of other parameters and historical data, it was concluded that Karachay surnames are acceptable for use as a quasigenetic marker in a study of a population-genetic description of the area.

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Original Russian Text © G.I. El’chinova, A.V. Ivanov, L.A. El’kanova, Yu.A. Revazova, R.A. Zinchenko, 2014, published in Genetika, 2014, Vol. 50, No. 7, pp. 874–877.

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El’chinova, G.I., Ivanov, A.V., El’kanova, L.A. et al. Acceptability of using Karachay surnames as a quasigenetic marker in population and genetic studies. Russ J Genet 50, 769–771 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795414070060

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