| Literature DB >> 14691732 |
Lev A Zhivotovsky1, Peter A Underhill, Cengiz Cinnioğlu, Manfred Kayser, Bharti Morar, Toomas Kivisild, Rosaria Scozzari, Fulvio Cruciani, Giovanni Destro-Bisol, Gabriella Spedini, Geoffrey K Chambers, Rene J Herrera, Kiau Kiun Yong, David Gresham, Ivailo Tournev, Marcus W Feldman, Luba Kalaydjieva.
Abstract
We estimate an effective mutation rate at an average Y chromosome short-tandem repeat locus as 6.9x10-4 per 25 years, with a standard deviation across loci of 5.7x10-4, using data on microsatellite variation within Y chromosome haplogroups defined by unique-event polymorphisms in populations with documented short-term histories, as well as comparative data on worldwide populations at both the Y chromosome and various autosomal loci. This value is used to estimate the times of the African Bantu expansion, the divergence of Polynesian populations (the Maoris, Cook Islanders, and Samoans), and the origin of Gypsy populations from Bulgaria.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14691732 PMCID: PMC1181912 DOI: 10.1086/380911
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hum Genet ISSN: 0002-9297 Impact factor: 11.025