Human evolution: How recent were the Y chromosome ancestors?
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Recent findings of low sequence variability of Y chromosome genes has led to suggestions that the most recent ancestor of human Y chromosomes existed around 50,000 years ago and human population size expanded about 28,000 years ago. But what level of confidence can we have in these estimates?
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000