Population Structure in the Mediterranean Basin: A Y Chromosome Perspective
Population Structure in the Mediterranean Basin: A Y Chromosome Perspective
C. Capelli,N. Redhead,15 Authors,D. Goldstein
2006 · DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00224.x
Annals of Human Genetics · 78 Citations
TLDR
Investigation of Y chromosome variation in a large dataset of Mediterranean populations finds that Near Eastern samples tend to separate according to the presence of Arab Y chromosome lineages, suggesting that the Arab expansion played a major role in shaping the current genetic structuring within the Fertile Crescent.