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Saudi Arabian Y-Chromosome diversity and its relationship with nearby regions.
BMC genetics - 22 Sept 2009
Abu-Amero Khaled K, Hellani Ali, González Ana M, Larruga Jose M, Cabrera Vicente M, Underhill Peter A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human origins and migration models proposing the Horn of Africa as a prehistoric exit route to Asia have stimulated molecular genetic studies in the region using uniparental loci. However, from a Y-chromosome perspective, Saudi Arabia, the largest country of the region, has not yet been surveyed. To address this gap, a sample of 157 Saudi males was analyzed at high resolution using 67 Y-chromosome...
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