Since the completion of the human genome sequencing project, the discovery and
characterization of human genetic variation is a principal focus for future research …

▪ Abstract A number of important insights into the peopling of the New World have been
gained through molecular genetic studies of Siberian and Native American populations …

Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings
together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of …

A number of applications of analysis of human Y-chromosome microsatellite loci to human
evolution and forensic science require reliable estimates of the mutation rate and knowledge …

We consider a data set of DNA sequence variation at three Y chromosome genes (SMCY,
DBY, and DFFRY) in a worldwide sample of human Y chromosomes. Between 53 and 70 …

A total of 63 binary polymorphisms and 10 short tandem repeats (STRs) were genotyped on
a sample of 2,344 Y chromosomes from 18 Native American, 28 Asian, and 5 European …

In genetics laboratories in Latin America, scientists have been map** the genomes of
local populations, seeking to locate the genetic basis of complex diseases and to trace …

To scrutinize the male ancestry of extant Native American populations, we examined eight
biallelic and six microsatellite polymorphisms from the nonrecombining portion of the Y …

The Y chromosomes of 549 individuals from Siberia and the Americas were analyzed for 12
biallelic markers, which defined 15 haplogroups. The addition of four microsatellite markers …

The geographic structure of Y-chromosome variability has been analyzed in native
populations of South America, through use of the high-frequency Native American …