The Consistencies of Y-Chromosomal and Autosomal Continental Ancestry Varying among Haplogroups

The Y-chromosome has been widely used in ancestry inference based on its region-specific haplogroup distributions. However, there is always a debate on how informative such a single marker is for inferring an individual's genetic ancestry. Here, we compared genetic ancestry inferences at contin...

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Main Authors: Chuan-Chao Wang, Lei Shang, Hui-Yuan Yeh, Lan-Hai Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2016;volume=2;issue=4;spage=229;epage=232;aulast=Wang