Article
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...
Topics
- Chromosomes, Human, Y
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
