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Large-scale recent expansion of European patrilineages shown by population resequencing.
Nature communications - 19 May 2015
Batini Chiara, Hallast Pille, Zadik Daniel, Delser Pierpaolo Maisano, Benazzo Andrea, Ghirotto Silvia, Arroyo-Pardo Eduardo, Cavalleri Gianpiero L, de Knijff Peter, Dupuy Berit Myhre, Eriksen Heidi A, King Turi E, de Munain Adolfo López, López-Parra Ana M, Loutradis Aphrodite, Milasin Jelena, Novelletto Andrea, Pamjav Horolma, Sajantila Antti, Tolun Aslıhan, Winney Bruce, Jobling Mark A
Abstract excerpt
The proportion of Europeans descending from Neolithic farmers ∼ 10 thousand years ago (KYA) or Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers has been much debated. The male-specific region of the Y chromosome (MSY) has been widely applied to this question, but unbiased estimates of diversity and time depth have been lacking. Here we show that European patrilineages underwent a recent continent-wide expansion. Resequencing of 3.7...
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