Y-chromosome distributions among populations in Northwest China identify significant contribution from Central Asian pastoralists and lesser influence of western Eurasians.

Abstract excerpt

Northwest China is closely adjacent to Central Asia, an intermediate region of the Eurasian continent. Moreover, the Silk Road through the northwest of China once had a vital role in the east-west intercommunications. Nevertheless, little has been known about the genetic makeup of populations in this region. We collected 503 male samples from 14 ethnic groups in the northwest of China, and surveyed 29...

Topics

• Analysis of Variance
• Asia
• Asian People
• China
• Chromosomes, Human, Y
• Cluster Analysis
• Ethnicity
• Gene Frequency
• Genetic Variation
• Genetics, Population
• Genotype
• Geography
• Haplotypes