It should be possible to use Y chromosome DNA polymorphisms to trace paternal lineages
for evolutionary and other studies, but progress in these areas has been slow because it has …

Until recently, the Y chromosome seemed to fulfil the role of juvenile delinquent among
human chromosomes—rich in junk, poor in useful attributes, reluctant to socialize with its …

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 …

The human Y chromosome is strictly paternally inherited and, in most of its length, does not
recombine during male meiosis. These features make the Y a very useful genetic marker for …

In mammals, the Y chromosome plays the pivotal role in male sex determination and is
essential for normal sperm production. Yet only three Y chromosomes have been completely …

Most eukaryotic chromosomes, akin to messy toolboxes, store jumbles of genes with diverse
biological uses. The linkage of a gene to a particular chromosome therefore rarely hints …

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 …

Three hypervariable Y chromosome DNA loci have been analyzed in human males. The
haplotypes defined allow paternal lineages to be identified. Most of these lineages fall into …

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 …

Analyses of molecular genetic data have added a new dimension to human evolutionary
research. Pioneering studies of variation in human populations were based on analyses of …