Article
MtDNA and Y-chromosome variation in Kurdish groups.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Jul 2005
Nasidze Ivan, Quinque Dominique, Ozturk Murat, Bendukidze Nina, Stoneking Mark
Abstract excerpt
In order to investigate the origins and relationships of Kurdish-speaking groups, mtDNA HV1 sequences, eleven Y chromosome bi-allelic markers, and 9 Y-STR loci were analyzed among three Kurdish groups: Zazaki and Kurmanji speakers from Turkey, and Kurmanji speakers from Georgia. When compared with published data from other Kurdish groups and from European, Caucasian, and West and Central Asian groups, Kurdish...
Topics
- Chromosomes, Human, Y
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Georgia (Republic)
- Humans
- Male
- Mitochondria
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Tandem Repeat Sequences
- Turkey