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Global distribution of Y-chromosome haplogroup C reveals the prehistoric migration routes of African exodus and early settlement in East Asia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2010
Zhong Hua, Shi Hong, Qi Xue-Bin, Xiao Chun-Jie, Jin Li, Ma Runlin Z, Su Bing
Abstract excerpt
The regional distribution of an ancient Y-chromosome haplogroup C-M130 (Hg C) in Asia provides an ideal tool of dissecting prehistoric migration events. We identified 465 Hg C individuals out of 4284 males from 140 East and Southeast Asian populations. We genotyped these Hg C individuals using 12 Y-chromosome biallelic markers and 8 commonly used Y-short tandem repeats (Y-STRs), and performed phylogeographic...
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