Detection of numerous Y chromosome biallelic polymorphisms by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography

PA Underhill, L Jin, AA Lin, SQ Mehdi… - Genome …, 1997 - genome.cshlp.org
Y chromosome haplotypes are particularly useful in deciphering human evolutionary history
because they accentuate the effects of drift, migration, and range expansion. Significant …

A calibrated human Y-chromosomal phylogeny based on resequencing

W Wei, Q Ayub, Y Chen, S McCarthy, Y Hou… - Genome …, 2013 - genome.cshlp.org
We have identified variants present in high-coverage complete sequences of 36 diverse
human Y chromosomes from Africa, Europe, South Asia, East Asia, and the Americas …

Out of Africa and back again: nested cladistic analysis of human Y chromosome variation.

MF Hammer, T Karafet, A Rasanayagam… - Molecular biology …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
We surveyed nine diallelic polymorphic sites on the Y chromosomes of 1,544 individuals
from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the New World. Phylogenetic analyses of these nine …

New binary polymorphisms reshape and increase resolution of the human Y chromosomal haplogroup tree

TM Karafet, FL Mendez, MB Meilerman… - Genome …, 2008 - genome.cshlp.org
Markers on the non-recombining portion of the human Y chromosome continue to have
applications in many fields including evolutionary biology, forensics, medical genetics, and …

[PDF][PDF] High-resolution analysis of human Y-chromosome variation shows a sharp discontinuity and limited gene flow between northwestern Africa and the Iberian …

E Bosch, F Calafell, D Comas, PJ Oefner… - The American Journal of …, 2001 - cell.com
In the present study we have analyzed 44 Y-chromosome biallelic polymorphisms in
population samples from northwestern (NW) Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, which allowed …

Recent common ancestry of human Y chromosomes: evidence from DNA sequence data

R Thomson, JK Pritchard, P Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
We consider a data set of DNA sequence variation at three Y chromosome genes (SMCY,
DBY, and DFFRY) in a worldwide sample of human Y chromosomes. Between 53 and 70 …

The Y chromosome as the most popular marker in genetic genealogy benefits interdisciplinary research

F Calafell, MHD Larmuseau - Human genetics, 2017 - Springer
The Y chromosome is currently by far the most popular marker in genetic genealogy that
combines genetic data and family history. This popularity is based on its haploid character …

[HTML][HTML] An African American paternal lineage adds an extremely ancient root to the human Y chromosome phylogenetic tree

FL Mendez, T Krahn, B Schrack, AM Krahn… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - cell.com
We report the discovery of an African American Y chromosome that carries the ancestral
state of all SNPs that defined the basal portion of the Y chromosome phylogenetic tree. We …

Comparative analysis of chimpanzee and human Y chromosomes unveils complex evolutionary pathway

Y Kuroki, A Toyoda, H Noguchi, TD Taylor, T Itoh… - Nature …, 2006 - nature.com
The mammalian Y chromosome has unique characteristics compared with the autosomes or
X chromosomes. Here we report the finished sequence of the chimpanzee Y chromosome …

The Eurasian heartland: a continental perspective on Y-chromosome diversity

RS Wells, N Yuldasheva… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
The nonrecombining portion of the human Y chromosome has proven to be a valuable tool
for the study of population history. The maintenance of extended haplotypes characteristic of …