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High Y-chromosomal diversity and low relatedness between paternal lineages on a communal scale in the Western European Low Countries during the surname establishment.
Heredity - 1 Jul 2015
Larmuseau M H D, Boon N, Vanderheyden N, Van Geystelen A, Larmuseau H F M, Matthys K, De Clercq W, Decorte R
Abstract excerpt
There is limited knowledge on the biological relatedness between citizens and on the demographical dynamics within villages, towns and cities in pre-17th century Western Europe. By combining Y-chromosomal genotypes, in-depth genealogies and surname data in a strict genetic genealogical approach, it is possible to provide insights into the genetic diversity and the relatedness between indigenous paternal lineages...
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