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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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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 million European men. Previous studies suggested a Paleolithic origin, but here we show that the geographical distribution of its microsatellite diversity is best explained by spread from a single source in the Near East via Anatolia during the Neolithic. Taken with evidence on the origins of other haplogroups, this indicates that most European Y chromosomes originate in the Neolithic expansion. This reinterpretation makes Europe a prime example of how technological and cultural change is linked with the expansion of a Y-chromosomal lineage, and the contrast of this pattern with that shown by maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA suggests a unique role for males in the transition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19f7fca69e5141dfabba525748e440e92023-05-23T05:30:54ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852010-01-0181e100028510.1371/journal.pbio.1000285A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages.Patricia BalaresqueGeorgina R BowdenSusan M AdamsHo-Yee LeungTuri E KingZoë H RosserJane GoodwinJean-Paul MoisanChristelle RichardAnn MillwardAndrew G DemaineGuido BarbujaniCarlo PreviderèIan J WilsonChris Tyler-SmithMark A JoblingThe 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 million European men. Previous studies suggested a Paleolithic origin, but here we show that the geographical distribution of its microsatellite diversity is best explained by spread from a single source in the Near East via Anatolia during the Neolithic. Taken with evidence on the origins of other haplogroups, this indicates that most European Y chromosomes originate in the Neolithic expansion. This reinterpretation makes Europe a prime example of how technological and cultural change is linked with the expansion of a Y-chromosomal lineage, and the contrast of this pattern with that shown by maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA suggests a unique role for males in the transition.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20087410/pdf/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | 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 A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages. PLoS Biology |
| title | A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages. |
| title_full | A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages. |
| title_fullStr | A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages. |
| title_short | A predominantly neolithic origin for European paternal lineages. |
| title_sort | predominantly neolithic origin for european paternal lineages |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20087410/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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