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Y-chromosomal diversity suggests that Baltic males share common Finno-Ugric-speaking forefathers.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2002
Laitinen Virpi, Lahermo Päivi, Sistonen Pertti, Savontaus Marja-Liisa
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OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the genetic relationships between Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian men by studying Y-chromosomal variation in these people. METHODS: The allelic status of five deep-rooted marker loci (YAP, Tat, M9, 92R7 and SRY-1532) was determined for 346 Baltic males. On the basis of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) haplotypes, Y chromosomes were divided into six haplogroups, and the Baltic...
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