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Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Published at 15:40 GMT 16:40 UK
World: S/W Asia
Indian genetic study says women more upwardly mobile
Scientists say a genetic study in India suggests that it's easier for women than men to rise through the country's caste system.
It found that genetic material passed on by women was more commonly found in adjacent castes than similar material passed on by men.
The study , carried out at Andhra University and based on blood samples from three-hundred men, also found that the DNA of men from higher castes resembled that of people who entered India from the north-west.
This would appear to support the theory that it was they who set up the caste system formed by the ruling elite.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
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