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Genetic relationships of Asians and Northern Europeans, revealed by Y-chromosomal DNA analysis.
Zerjal T,
Dashnyam B,
Pandya A,
Kayser M,
Roewer L,
Santos FR,
Schiefenhövel W,
Fretwell N,
Jobling MA,
Harihara S,
Shimizu K,
Semjidmaa D,
Sajantila A,
Salo P,
Crawford MH,
Ginter EK,
Evgrafov OV,
Tyler-Smith C.
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
We have identified a new T-->C transition on the human Y chromosome. C-allele chromosomes have been found only in a subset of the populations from Asia and northern Europe and reach their highest frequencies in Yakut, Buryats, and Finns. Examination of the microsatellite haplotypes of the C-allele chromosomes suggests that the mutation occurred recently in Asia. The Y chromosome thus provides both information about population relationships in Asia and evidence for a substantial paternal genetic contribution of Asians to northern European populations such as the Finns.
PMID: 9150165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
PMCID: PMC1712423
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