Mitochondrial and Y chromosome haplotype motifs as diagnostic markers of Jewish ancestry: a reconsideration.

Mitochondrial and Y chromosome haplotype motifs as diagnostic markers of Jewish ancestry: a reconsideration.

Several authors have proposed haplotype motifs based on site variants at the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) and the non-recombining portion of the Y chromosome (NRY) to trace the genealogies of Jewish people. Here, we analyzed their main approaches and test the feasibility of adopting motifs as ancest...

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Main Authors: Sergio eTofanelli, Luca eTaglioli, Stefania eBertoncini, Paolo eFrancalacci, Anatole eKlyosov, Luca ePagani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Jews
haplotype
mtDNA
genetic motifs
Cohanim
Levites
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00384/full

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