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An unbiased resource of novel SNP markers provides a new chronology for the human Y chromosome and reveals a deep phylogenetic structure in Africa.
Genome research - 1 Mar 2014
Scozzari Rosaria, Massaia Andrea, Trombetta Beniamino, Bellusci Giovanna, Myres Natalie M, Novelletto Andrea, Cruciani Fulvio
Abstract excerpt
Sequence diversity and the ages of the deepest nodes of the MSY phylogeny remain largely unexplored due to the severely biased collection of SNPs available for study. We characterized 68 worldwide Y chromosomes by high-coverage next-generation sequencing, including 18 deep-rooting ones, and identified 2386 SNPs, 80% of which were novel. Many aspects of this pool of variants resembled the pattern observed among...
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