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Geographical, linguistic, and cultural influences on genetic diversity: Y-chromosomal distribution in Northern European populations.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jun 2001
Zerjal T, Beckman L, Beckman G, Mikelsaar A V, Krumina A, Kucinskas V, Hurles M E, Tyler-Smith C
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed 10 Y-chromosomal binary markers in 363 males from 8 populations in Northern Europe and 5 Y microsatellites in 346 of these individuals. These populations can be grouped according to cultural, linguistic, or geographical criteria, and the groupings are different in each case. We can therefore ask which criterion best corresponds to the distribution of genetic variation. In an AMOVA analysis using the...
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