The Qatari population's genetic structure and gene flow as revealed by the Y chromosome

EK Almohammed, A Hadi, M Al-Asmakh, H Lazim - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The Y-chromosome has been widely used in forensic genetic applications and human
population genetic studies due to its uniparental origins. A large database on the Qatari …

Developmental validation of a 381 Y-chromosome SNP panel for haplogroup analysis in the Chinese populations

R Tao, M Li, S Chai, R Xia, Y Qu, C Yuan… - Forensic Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Y-chromosome single nucleotide polymorphism (Y-SNP) shows great variation in
geographical distribution and population heterogeneity and can be used to map population …

Impact of patrilocality on contrasting patterns of paternal and maternal heritage in Central-West Africa

M Nguidi, V Gomes, C Vullo, P Rodrigues… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Despite their ancient past and high diversity, African populations are the least represented in
human population genetic studies. In this study, uniparental markers (mtDNA and Y …

The genomic echoes of the last Green Sahara on the Fulani and Sahelian people

E D'Atanasio, F Risi, F Ravasini, F Montinaro… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The population history of the Sahara/Sahelian belt is understudied, despite previous work
highlighting complex dynamics. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 The Sahelian Fulani, ie, the largest …

Improving discrimination capacity through rapidly mutating Y-STRs in structured populations from the African continent

C Della Rocca, B Trombetta, F Barni… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Y chromosome short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) typing is becoming increasingly popular in
forensic casework mainly because it allows the recovery of male-specific genetic information …

High incidence of AZF duplications in clan-structured Iranian populations detected through Y chromosome sequencing read depth analysis

M Hajiesmaeil, F Ravasini, F Risi, G Magnarini… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The ampliconic region of the human Y chromosome consists of large duplicated sequences
that can undergo non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR), resulting in structural …

Sequence read depth analysis of a monophyletic cluster of Y chromosomes characterized by structural rearrangements in the AZFc region resulting in DYS448 …

F Ravasini, E D'Atanasio, M Bonito, B Bonucci… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The azoospermia factor c region (AZFc), located in the long arm of the human Y
chromosome, is frequently involved in chromosome rearrangements, mainly due to non …

Echoes from the last Green Sahara: whole genome analysis of Fulani, a key population to unveil the genetic evolutionary history of Africa

E D'Atanasio, F Risi, F Ravasini, F Montinaro… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Background The Sahelian Fulani are the largest nomadic pastoral ethnic group.
Their origins are still largely unknown and their Eurasian genetic component is usually …

The Qatari population's genetic structure and gene flow as revealed by the Y chromosome

G Novelli, EK Almohammed, A Hadi, M Al-Asmakh… - PLOS …, 2023 - clok.uclan.ac.uk
The Y-chromosome has been widely used in forensic genetic applications and human
population genetic studies due to its uniparental origins. A large database on the Qatari …

Analysis of rapidly mutating Y-STRs enables almost complete discrimination of unrelated and related males from the African continent

F Barni, A Ralf, C Della Rocca, F Cannistrà… - Forensic Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Y-chromosome short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) are widely used in various forensic contexts
and are considered the genetic tool of choice in case of unbalanced female/male mixtures …