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North African Berber and Arab influences in the western Mediterranean revealed by Y-chromosome DNA haplotypes.
Human biology - 1 Jun 2006
Gérard Nathalie, Berriche Sala, Aouizérate Annie, Diéterlen Florent, Lucotte Gérard
Abstract excerpt
We have analyzed Y-chromosome diversity in the western Mediterranean area, examining p49a,f TaqI haplotype V and subhaplotypes Vb (Berber) and Va (Arab). A total of 2,196 unrelated DNA samples, belonging to 22 populations from North Africa and the southern Mediterranean coast of occidental Europe, have been typed. Subhaplotype Vb, predominant in a Berber population of Morocco (63.5%), was also found at high...
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