Article
Micro and macro geographical analysis of Y-chromosome lineages in South Iberia.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jul 2017
Rey-González D, Gelabert-Besada M, Cruz R, Brisighelli F, Lopez-Soto M, Rasool M, Naseer M I, Sánchez-Diz P, Carracedo A
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we intend to identify the evolutionary footprints of the South Iberian population focusing on the Berber and Arab influence, which has received little attention in the literature. Analysis of the Y-chromosome variation represents a convenient way to assess the genetic contribution of North African populations to the present-day South Iberian genetic pool and could help to reconstruct other...
Topics
- Chromosomes, Human, Y
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Ethnicity
- Europe
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
