Dispersion of human Y chromosome haplotypes based on five microsatellites in global populations.

doi:10.1101/gr.6.12.1177

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Dispersion of human Y chromosome haplotypes based on five microsatellites in global populations.

Genome research - 1 Dec 1996

Deka R, Jin L, Shriver M D, Yu L M, Saha N, Barrantes R, Chakraborty R, Ferrell R E

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We have analyzed five microsatellite loci from the nonrecombining portion of the human Y chromosome in 15 diverse human populations to evaluate their usefulness in the reconstruction of human evolution and early male migrations. The results show that, in general, most populations have the same se...

Topics

Alleles
Gene Frequency
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Microsatellite Repeats
Population
Y Chromosome

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