Forensic use of Y-chromosome DNA: a general overview

M Kayser - Human genetics, 2017 - Springer
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 genetic history of the Southern Arc: A bridge between West Asia and Europe

I Lazaridis, S Alpaslan-Roodenberg, A Acar, A Açıkkol… - Science, 2022 - science.org
By sequencing 727 ancient individuals from the Southern Arc (Anatolia and its neighbors in
Southeastern Europe and West Asia) over 10,000 years, we contextualize its Chalcolithic …

The phylogenetic and geographic structure of Y-chromosome haplogroup R1a

PA Underhill, GD Poznik, S Rootsi, M Järve… - European Journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
R1a-M420 is one of the most widely spread Y-chromosome haplogroups; however, its
substructure within Europe and Asia has remained poorly characterized. Using a panel of 16 …

Mitochondrial DNA signals of late glacial recolonization of Europe from near eastern refugia

M Pala, A Olivieri, A Achilli, M Accetturo… - The American journal of …, 2012 - cell.com
Human populations, along with those of many other species, are thought to have contracted
into a number of refuge areas at the height of the last Ice Age. European populations are …

Phylogeographic review of Y chromosome haplogroups in Europe

B Navarro-López, E Granizo-Rodriguez… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The Y chromosome has been widely explored for the study of human migrations. Due to its
paternal inheritance, the Y chromosome polymorphisms are helpful tools for understanding …

The peopling of Europe and the cautionary tale of Y chromosome lineage R-M269

GBJ Busby, F Brisighelli… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recently, the debate on the origins of the major European Y chromosome haplogroup
R1b1b2-M269 has reignited, and opinion has moved away from Palaeolithic origins to the …

The Basque paradigm: genetic evidence of a maternal continuity in the Franco-Cantabrian region since pre-Neolithic times

DM Behar, C Harmant, J Manry, M Van Oven… - The American Journal of …, 2012 - cell.com
Different lines of evidence point to the resettlement of much of western and central Europe
by populations from the Franco-Cantabrian region during the Late Glacial and Postglacial …

An unbiased resource of novel SNP markers provides a new chronology for the human Y chromosome and reveals a deep phylogenetic structure in Africa

R Scozzari, A Massaia, B Trombetta, G Bellusci… - Genome …, 2014 - genome.cshlp.org
Sequence diversity and the ages of the deepest nodes of the MSY phylogeny remain largely
unexplored due to the severely biased collection of SNPs available for study. We …

Low historical rates of cuckoldry in a Western European human population traced by Y-chromosome and genealogical data

MHD Larmuseau, J Vanoverbeke… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …

Phylogeographic refinement and large scale genoty** of human Y chromosome haplogroup E provide new insights into the dispersal of early pastoralists in the …

B Trombetta, E D'Atanasio, A Massaia… - Genome biology and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Haplogroup E, defined by mutation M40, is the most common human Y chromosome clade
within Africa. To increase the level of resolution of haplogroup E, we disclosed the …