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.

The genetic legacy of the mongols

BERTORELLE, Giorgio;
2003

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.
2003
T., Zerjal; Y. L., Xue; Bertorelle, Giorgio; R. S., Wells; W. D., Bao; S. L., Zhu; R., Qamar; Q., Ayub; A., Mohyuddin; S. B., Fu; P., Li; N., Yuldashe...espandi
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