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Paleo-Balkan and Slavic contributions to the genetic pool of Moldavians: insights from the Y chromosome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Varzari Alexander, Kharkov Vladimir, Nikitin Alexey G, Raicu Florina, Simonova Kseniya, Stephan Wolfgang, Weiss Elisabeth H, Stepanov Vadim
Abstract excerpt
Moldova has a rich historical and cultural heritage, which may be reflected in the current genetic makeup of its population. To date, no comprehensive studies exist about the population genetic structure of modern Moldavians. To bridge this gap with respect to paternal lineages, we analyzed 37 binary and 17 multiallelic (STRs) polymorphisms on the non-recombining portion of the Y chromosome in 125 Moldavian...
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