Article
Y chromosomal heritage of Croatian population and its island isolates.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jul 2003
Barać Lovorka, Pericić Marijana, Klarić Irena Martinović, Rootsi Siiri, Janićijević Branka, Kivisild Toomas, Parik Jüri, Rudan Igor, Villems Richard, Rudan Pavao
Abstract excerpt
Y chromosome variation in 457 Croatian samples was studied using 16 SNPs/indel and eight STR loci. High frequency of haplogroup I in Croatian populations and the phylogeographic pattern in its background STR diversity over Europe make Adriatic coast one likely source of the recolonization of Europe following the Last Glacial Maximum. The higher frequency of I in the southern island populations is contrasted with...
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