Article
A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages.
PLoS biology - 19 Jan 2010
Balaresque Patricia, Bowden Georgina R, Adams Susan M, Leung Ho-Yee, King Turi E, Rosser Zoë H, Goodwin Jane, Moisan Jean-Paul, Richard Christelle, Millward Ann, Demaine Andrew G, Barbujani Guido, Previderè Carlo, Wilson Ian J, Tyler-Smith Chris, Jobling Mark A
Abstract excerpt
The relative contributions to modern European populations of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers from the Near East have been intensely debated. Haplogroup R1b1b2 (R-M269) is the commonest European Y-chromosomal lineage, increasing in frequency from east to west, and carried by 110 million European men. Previous studies suggested a Paleolithic origin, but here we show that the geographical...
Topics
- Chromosomes, Human, Y
- Emigration and Immigration
- Europe
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Population Dynamics
- White People