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Boundaries and clines in the West Eurasian Y-chromosome landscape: insights from the European part of Russia.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Sept 2008
Fechner Angela, Quinque Dominique, Rychkov Sergey, Morozowa Irina, Naumova Oksana, Schneider Yuriy, Willuweit Sascha, Zhukova Olga, Roewer Lutz, Stoneking Mark, Nasidze Ivan
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies of Y chromosome variation have revealed that western Europe, the Volga-Ural region, and the Caucasus differ dramatically with respect to Y-SNP haplogroup composition. The European part of Russia is situated in between these three regions; to determine if these differences reflect clines or boundaries in the Y-chromosome landscape, we analyzed 12 Y-SNPs in 545 males from 12 populations from the...
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