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Hierarchical patterns of global human Y-chromosome diversity.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2001
Hammer M F, Karafet T M, Redd A J, Jarjanazi H, Santachiara-Benerecetti S, Soodyall H, Zegura S L
Abstract excerpt
We examined 43 biallelic polymorphisms on the nonrecombining portion of the Y chromosome (NRY) in 50 human populations encompassing a total of 2,858 males to study the geographic structure of Y-chromosome variation. Patterns of NRY diversity varied according to geographic region and method/level of comparison. For example, populations from Central Asia had the highest levels of heterozygosity, while African...
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