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A selective difference between human Y-chromosomal DNA haplotypes.
Current biology : CB - 1 Jan 2000
Jobling M A, Williams G A, Schiebel G A, Pandya G A, McElreavey G A, Salas G A, Rappold G A, Affara N A, Tyler-Smith C
Abstract excerpt
DNA analysis is making a valuable contribution to the understanding of human evolution [1]. Much attention has focused on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) [2] and the Y chromosome [3] [4], both of which escape recombination and so provide information on maternal and paternal lineages, respectively. It is often assumed that the polymorphisms observed at loci on mtDNA and the Y chromosome are selectively neutral and,...
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