Patterns of Y-Chromosome Diversity Intersect with the Trans-New Guinea Hypothesis
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Patterns of Y-chromosome diversity intersect with the Trans-New Guinea hypothesis.
The island of New Guinea received part of the first human expansion out of Africa (>40,000 years ago), but its human genetic history remains poorly understood. In this study, we examined Y-chromosome diversity in 162 samples from the Bird's Head region of northwest New Guinea (NWNG) and compared the results with previously obtained data from other parts of the island. NWNG harbors a high level ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology and Evolution
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0737-4038,1537-1719
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msm187