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African and Levantine origins of Pakistani YAP+ Y chromosomes.
Human biology - 1 Oct 1999
Qamar R, Ayub Q, Khaliq S, Mansoor A, Karafet T, Mehdi S Q, Hammer M F
Abstract excerpt
We surveyed 9 Pakistani subpopulations for variation on the nonrecombining portion of the Y chromosome. The polymorphic systems examined were the Y-chromosome Alu insertion polymorphism (YAP) at DYS287, 5 single nucleotide polymorphisms, and the tetranucleotide microsatellite DYS19. Y chromosomes carrying the YAP element (YAP+) were found in populations from southwestern Pakistan at frequencies ranging from 2% to...
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