Article
Y-chromosome DNA haplotypes in north African populations.
Human biology - 1 Jun 2000
Lucotte G, Aouizérate A, Berriche S
Abstract excerpt
The frequency distribution of Y-chromosome haplotypes at DNA polymorphism p49/TaqI was studied in a sample of 505 North Africans from Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. A particularly high frequency (55.0%) of Y-haplotype 5 (A2, C0, D0, F1, I1) was observed in these populations, with a relative predominance in those of Berber origin. Examination of the relative frequencies of other...
Topics
- Adult
- Africa, Northern
- Asian People
- Black People
- DNA
- Ethnicity
- France
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
