Article
Genetic diversity and the emergence of ethnic groups in Central Asia.
BMC genetics - 1 Sept 2009
Heyer Evelyne, Balaresque Patricia, Jobling Mark A, Quintana-Murci Lluis, Chaix Raphaelle, Segurel Laure, Aldashev Almaz, Hegay Tanya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In this study, we used genetic data that we collected in Central Asia, in addition to data from the literature, to understand better the origins of Central Asian groups at a fine-grained scale, and to assess how ethnicity influences the shaping of genetic differences in the human species. We assess the levels of genetic differentiation between ethnic groups on one hand and between populations of the...
Topics
- Asia, Central
- Chromosomes, Human, Y
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Ethnicity
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats