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Paternal genetic history of the Basque population of Spain.
Human biology - 1 Aug 2011
Young Kristin L, Sun Guangyun, Deka Ranjan, Crawford Michael H
Abstract excerpt
This study examines the genetic variation in Basque Y chromosome lineages using data on 12 Y-short tandem repeat (STR) loci in a sample of 158 males from four Basque provinces of Spain (Alava, Vizcaya, Guipuzcoa, and Navarre). As reported in previous studies, the Basques are characterized by high frequencies of haplogroup R1b (83%). AMOVA analysis demonstrates genetic homogeneity, with a small but significant...
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