Y chromosome DNA haplotyping suggests that most European and Asian men are descended from one of two males.
Three hypervariable Y chromosome DNA loci have been analyzed in human males. The haplotypes defined allow paternal lineages to be identified. Most of these lineages fall into two groups. This indicates that the ancestry of a large proportion of the men studied can be traced back to one of two males.
Oakey
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CRC Chromosome Molecular Biology Group, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Tyler-Smith
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D001208:Asia; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D005060:Europe; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014998:Y Chromosome
D004247:DNA