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Phylogenetic applications of whole Y-chromosome sequences and the Near Eastern origin of Ashkenazi Levites.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Rootsi Siiri, Behar Doron M, Järve Mari, Lin Alice A, Myres Natalie M, Passarelli Ben, Poznik G David, Tzur Shay, Sahakyan Hovhannes, Pathak Ajai Kumar, Rosset Saharon, Metspalu Mait, Grugni Viola, Semino Ornella, Metspalu Ene, Bustamante Carlos D, Skorecki Karl, Villems Richard, Kivisild Toomas, Underhill Peter A
Abstract excerpt
Previous Y-chromosome studies have demonstrated that Ashkenazi Levites, members of a paternally inherited Jewish priestly caste, display a distinctive founder event within R1a, the most prevalent Y-chromosome haplogroup in Eastern Europe. Here we report the analysis of 16 whole R1 sequences and show that a set of 19 unique nucleotide substitutions defines the Ashkenazi R1a lineage. While our survey of one of...
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