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Trading genes along the silk road: mtDNA sequences and the origin of central Asian populations.
- D. Comas, F. Calafell, +9 authors J. Bertranpetit
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of human genetics
- 1 December 1998
Central Asia is a vast region at the crossroads of different habitats, cultures, and trade routes. Little is known about the genetics and the history of the population of this region. We present the… Expand
High-resolution analysis of human Y-chromosome variation shows a sharp discontinuity and limited gene flow between northwestern Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.
- E. Bosch, F. Calafell, D. Comas, P. Oefner, P. Underhill, J. Bertranpetit
- Geography, Medicine
- American journal of human genetics
- 1 April 2001
In the present study we have analyzed 44 Y-chromosome biallelic polymorphisms in population samples from northwestern (NW) Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, which allowed us to place each chromosome… Expand
The Genetic Legacy of Religious Diversity and Intolerance: Paternal Lineages of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula
- S. Adams, E. Bosch, +17 authors M. Jobling
- Geography, Medicine
- American journal of human genetics
- 5 December 2008
Most studies of European genetic diversity have focused on large-scale variation and interpretations based on events in prehistory, but migrations and invasions in historical times could also have… Expand
Genetic and demographic implications of the Bantu expansion: insights from human paternal lineages.
- Gemma Berniell-Lee, F. Calafell, +7 authors D. Comas
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular biology and evolution
- 1 July 2009
The expansion of Bantu languages, which started around 5,000 years before present in west/central Africa and spread all throughout sub-Saharan Africa, may represent one of the major and most rapid… Expand
Human mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in the Moroccan population of the Souss area
- Z. Brakez, E. Bosch, +4 authors F. Calafell
- Biology, Medicine
- Annals of human biology
- 1 January 2001
Background: Various populations have contributed to the present-day gene pool of Morocco, including the autochthonous Berber population, Phoenicians, Sephardic Jews, Bedouin Arabs and sub-Saharan… Expand
Online reference database of European Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR) haplotypes.
- L. Roewer, M. Krawczak, +42 authors M. Kayser
- Geography, Medicine
- Forensic science international
- 15 May 2001
The reference database of highly informative Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR) haplotypes (YHRD), available online at http://ystr.charite.de, represents the largest collection of male-specific… Expand
Variation in short tandem repeats is deeply structured by genetic background on the human Y chromosome.
- E. Bosch, F. Calafell, +5 authors J. Bertranpetit
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of human genetics
- 1 December 1999
Eleven biallelic polymorphisms and seven short-tandem-repeat (STR) loci mapping on the nonrecombining portion of the human Y chromosome have been typed in men from northwestern Africa. Analysis of… Expand
Paternal and maternal lineages in the Balkans show a homogeneous landscape over linguistic barriers, except for the isolated Aromuns
- E. Bosch, F. Calafell, +10 authors D. Comas
- Biology, Medicine
- Annals of human genetics
- 22 December 2005
The Balkan Peninsula is a complex cultural mosaic comprising populations speaking languages from several branches of the Indo‐European family and Altaic, as well as culturally‐defined minorities such… Expand
Homogeneity and distinctiveness of Polish paternal lineages revealed by Y chromosome microsatellite haplotype analysis
- R. Płoski, M. Woźniak, +11 authors M. Kayser
- Biology, Medicine
- Human Genetics
- 22 May 2002
Abstract. Different regional populations from Poland were studied in order to assess the genetic heterogeneity within Poland, investigate the genetic relationships with other European populations and… Expand
Dynamics of a human interparalog gene conversion hotspot.
- E. Bosch, M. Hurles, A. Navarro, M. Jobling
- Biology, Medicine
- Genome research
- 1 May 2004
Gene conversion between paralogs can alter their patterns of sequence identity, thus obscuring their evolutionary relationships and affecting their propensity to sponsor genomic rearrangements. The… Expand