The male-specific part of the human Y chromosome is widely used in forensic DNA analysis,
particularly in cases where standard autosomal DNA profiling is not informative. A Y …

The properties of the human Y chromosome–namely, male specificity, haploidy and escape
from crossing over—make it an unusual component of the genome, and have led to its …

Sharing sequencing data sets without identifiers has become a common practice in
genomics. Here, we report that surnames can be recovered from personal genomes by …

Several approaches have been proposed to classify populations into ethnic groups using
people's names, as an alternative to ethnicity self‐identification information when this is not …

Heritable surnames are highly diverse cultural markers of coancestry in human populations.
A patrilineal surname is inherited in the same way as the non-recombining region of the Y …

In human populations, changes in genetic variation are driven not only by genetic
processes, but can also arise from cultural or social changes. An abrupt population …

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 …

Most heritable surnames, like Y chromosomes, are passed from father to son. These unique
cultural markers of coancestry might therefore have a genetic correlate in shared Y …

Short tandem repeat (STR) markers are the cornerstone of forensic identity and kinship
testing. Markers located on the X and the Y chromosome can complement those found on …

Recent evidence suggests that seeking out extra-pair paternity (EPP) can be a viable
alternative reproductive strategy for both males and females in many pair-bonded species …