The emergence of Y-chromosome haplogroup J1e among Arabic-speaking populations

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-353

  Chiaroni, Jacques ^a   King, Roy J ^b   Myres, Natalie M ^c   Henn, Brenna M ^d   Ducourneau, Axel ^a   Mitchell, Michael J ^a   Boetsch, Gilles ^a   Sheikha, Issa ^e   Lin, Alice A ^b   Nik Ahd, Mahnoosh ^b   Ahmad, Jabeen ^b   Lattanzi, Francesca ^f   Herrera, Rene J ^g   Ibrahim, Muntaser E ^h   Brody, Aaron ⁱ   Semino, Ornella ^j   Kivisild, Toomas ^k   Underhill, Peter A ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation   (United States)

^d 23andMe Inc ^*  (United States)

^e University Hospital of Damas   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

ⁱ Pacific School of Religion   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Arabic languages; Neolithic; Pastoralism; Y chromosome haplogroup J1e

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLADISTICS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HABITAT; HAPLOTYPE; INHERITANCE; LANGUAGE; POPULATION GENETICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 77149131510     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.166     Document Type: Article

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