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An efficient multiplex genotyping approach for detecting the major worldwide human Y-chromosome haplogroups.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Nov 2011
van Oven Mannis, Ralf Arwin, Kayser Manfred
Abstract excerpt
The Y chromosome is paternally inherited and therefore serves as an evolutionary marker of patrilineal descent. Worldwide DNA variation within the non-recombining portion of the Y chromosome can be represented as a monophyletic phylogenetic tree in which the branches (haplogroups) are defined by at least one SNP. Previous human population genetics research has produced a wealth of knowledge about the worldwide...
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