We have identified a Y-chromosomal lineage with several unusual features. It was found in 16 populations throughout a large region of Asia, stretching from the Pacific to the Caspian Sea, and was present at high frequency: similar to 8% of the men in this region carry it, and it thus makes up similar to0.5% of the world total. The pattern of variation within the lineage suggested that it originated in Mongolia similar to1,000 years ago. Such a rapid spread cannot have occurred by chance; it must have been a result of selection. The lineage is carried by likely male-line descendants of Genghis Khan, and we therefore propose that it has spread by a novel form of social selection resulting from their behavior.
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2003 | |
Titolo: | The genetic legacy of the mongols | |
Autori: | T. Zerjal; Y. L. Xue; G. Bertorelle; R. S. Wells; W. D. Bao; S. L. Zhu; R. Qamar; Q. Ayub; A. Mohyuddin; S. B. Fu; P. Li; N. Yuldasheva; R. Ruzibakiev; J. J. Xu; Q. F. Shu; R. F. Du; H. M. Yang; M. E. Hurles; E. Robinson; T. Gerelsaikhan; B. Dashnyam; S. Q. Mehdi; C. Tyler-Smith | |
Rivista: | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS | |
Abstract: | We have identified a Y-chromosomal lineage with several unusual features. It was found in 16 populations throughout a large region of Asia, stretching from the Pacific to the Caspian Sea, and was present at high frequency: similar to 8% of the men in this region carry it, and it thus makes up similar to0.5% of the world total. The pattern of variation within the lineage suggested that it originated in Mongolia similar to1,000 years ago. Such a rapid spread cannot have occurred by chance; it must have been a result of selection. The lineage is carried by likely male-line descendants of Genghis Khan, and we therefore propose that it has spread by a novel form of social selection resulting from their behavior. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/518604 | |
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