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Study: Tibetans part of N.China ethnic groups

By Zhao Chunzhe (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-29 18:01
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Both Tibetan and Taiwan aboriginals are ethnic groups from north China's past, according to a study by the Genetics Society of China, people.com.cn cited today.

The research collected millions of items of data from 68,000 people of China's 56 ethnic groups.

The study, conducted for more than 30 years about 56 ethnic groups in China, made China the first country to complete such a study in the world.