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The genetic legacy of legendary and historical Siberian chieftains.
Communications biology - 16 Oct 2020
Zvénigorosky Vincent, Duchesne Sylvie, Romanova Liubomira, Gérard Patrice, Petit Christiane, Petit Michel, Alexeev Anatoly, Melnichuk Olga, Gonzalez Angéla, Fausser Jean-Luc, Solovyev Aisen, Romanov Georgii, Barashkov Nikolay, Fedorova Sardana, Ludes Bertrand, Crubézy Eric, Keyser Christine
Abstract excerpt
Seventeen years of archaeological and anthropological expeditions in North-Eastern Siberia (in the Sakha Republic, Yakutia) have permitted the genetic analysis of 150 ancient (15th-19th century) and 510 modern individuals. Almost all males were successfully analysed (Y-STR) and this allowed us to identify paternal lineages and their geographical expansion through time. This genetic data was confronted with...
Topics
- Archaeology
- Chromosomes, Human, Y
- Databases, Genetic
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Haplotypes
- History, 17th Century
- History, 18th Century
- Humans
- Male