title: The Y chromosome as a tool for studying human evolution.
abstract: The use of the Y chromosome in human evolutionary research has only recently begun to gain momentum, partly because of a paucity of polymorphism. Differences in male/female behaviour patterns and the unique mode of inheritance of the Y chromosome also complicate interpretation of the data on Y chromosome variation.
authors.affiliation: MRC Human Ecogenetics Research Unit, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Spurdle
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014998:Y Chromosome