A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages.

The relative contributions to modern European populations of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers from the Near East have been intensely debated. Haplogroup R1b1b2 (R-M269) is the commonest European Y-chromosomal lineage, increasing in frequency from east to west, and carried by 110 mi...

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Main Authors: Patricia Balaresque, Georgina R Bowden, Susan M Adams, Ho-Yee Leung, Turi E King, Zoë H Rosser, Jane Goodwin, Jean-Paul Moisan, Christelle Richard, Ann Millward, Andrew G Demaine, Guido Barbujani, Carlo Previderè, Ian J Wilson, Chris Tyler-Smith, Mark A Jobling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20087410/pdf/?tool=EBI