The human Y chromosome: an evolutionary marker comes of age

MA Jobling, C Tyler-Smith - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2003 - nature.com
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 …

The Indian genome variation database (IGVdb): a project overview

Indian Genome Variation Consortium+ 91-11 … - Human genetics, 2005 - Springer
Indian population, comprising of more than a billion people, consists of 4693 communities
with several thousands of endogamous groups, 325 functioning languages and 25 scripts …

Polarity and temporality of high-resolution y-chromosome distributions in India identify both indigenous and exogenous expansions and reveal minor genetic influence …

S Sengupta, LA Zhivotovsky, R King, SQ Mehdi… - The American Journal of …, 2006 - cell.com
Although considerable cultural impact on social hierarchy and language in South Asia is
attributable to the arrival of nomadic Central Asian pastoralists, genetic data (mitochondrial …

The genetic heritage of the earliest settlers persists both in Indian tribal and caste populations

T Kivisild, S Rootsi, M Metspalu, S Mastana… - The American Journal of …, 2003 - cell.com
Two tribal groups from southern India—the Chenchus and Koyas—were analyzed for
variation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), the Y chromosome, and one autosomal locus and …

Y-chromosome evidence of southern origin of the East Asian–specific haplogroup O3-M122

H Shi, Y Dong, B Wen, CJ Xiao, PA Underhill… - The American Journal of …, 2005 - cell.com
The prehistoric peopling of East Asia by modern humans remains controversial with respect
to early population migrations. Here, we present a systematic sampling and genetic …

Y chromosome diversity, human expansion, drift, and cultural evolution

J Chiaroni, PA Underhill… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The relative importance of the roles of adaptation and chance in determining genetic
diversity and evolution has received attention in the last 50 years, but our understanding is …

Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populations

H Shi, H Zhong, Y Peng, YL Dong, XB Qi, F Zhang… - BMC biology, 2008 - Springer
Background The phylogeography of the Y chromosome in Asia previously suggested that
modern humans of African origin initially settled in mainland southern East Asia, and about …

Independent origins of Indian caste and tribal paternal lineages

R Cordaux, R Aunger, G Bentley, I Nasidze… - Current Biology, 2004 - cell.com
The origins of the nearly one billion people inhabiting the Indian subcontinent and following
the customs of the Hindu caste system [1, 2] are controversial: are they largely derived from …

Mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals diverse histories of tribal populations from India

R Cordaux, N Saha, GR Bentley, R Aunger… - European Journal of …, 2003 - nature.com
We analyzed 370 bp of the first hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
control region in 752 individuals from 17 tribal and four nontribal groups from the Indian …

High-resolution phylogenetic analysis of southeastern Europe traces major episodes of paternal gene flow among Slavic populations

M Pericic, LB Lauc, IM Klaric, S Rootsi… - Molecular biology …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The extent and nature of southeastern Europe (SEE) paternal genetic contribution to the
European genetic landscape were explored based on a high-resolution Y chromosome …