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Comment
. 2016 May 27;48(6):588-9.
doi: 10.1038/ng.3580.

The history of the Y chromosome in man

Jennifer F Hughes  1 , David C Page  2
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The history of the Y chromosome in man

Jennifer F Hughes et al. Nat Genet. .

Abstract

Studies of the Y chromosome over the past few decades have opened a window into the history of our species, through the reconstruction and exploitation of a patrilineal (Y-genealogical) tree based on several hundred single-nucleotide variants (SNVs). A new study validates, refines and extends this tree by incorporating >65,000 Y-linked variants identified in 1,244 men representing worldwide diversity.

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  • Punctuated bursts in human male demography inferred from 1,244 worldwide Y-chromosome sequences.
    Poznik GD, Xue Y, Mendez FL, Willems TF, Massaia A, Wilson Sayres MA, Ayub Q, McCarthy SA, Narechania A, Kashin S, Chen Y, Banerjee R, Rodriguez-Flores JL, Cerezo M, Shao H, Gymrek M, Malhotra A, Louzada S, Desalle R, Ritchie GR, Cerveira E, Fitzgerald TW, Garrison E, Marcketta A, Mittelman D, Romanovitch M, Zhang C, Zheng-Bradley X, Abecasis GR, McCarroll SA, Flicek P, Underhill PA, Coin L, Zerbino DR, Yang F, Lee C, Clarke L, Auton A, Erlich Y, Handsaker RE; 1000 Genomes Project Consortium; Bustamante CD, Tyler-Smith C. Poznik GD, et al. Nat Genet. 2016 Jun;48(6):593-9. doi: 10.1038/ng.3559. Epub 2016 Apr 25. Nat Genet. 2016. PMID: 27111036 Free PMC article. Review.

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