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The Y chromosome pool of Jews as part of the genetic landscape of the Middle East.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 2001
Nebel A, Filon D, Brinkmann B, Majumder P P, Faerman M, Oppenheim A
Abstract excerpt
A sample of 526 Y chromosomes representing six Middle Eastern populations (Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Kurdish Jews from Israel; Muslim Kurds; Muslim Arabs from Israel and the Palestinian Authority Area; and Bedouin from the Negev) was analyzed for 13 binary polymorphisms and six microsatellite loci. The investigation of the genetic relationship among three Jewish communities revealed that Kurdish and Sephardic...
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