title: Y-chromosome DNA haplotypes in north African populations.
abstract: The frequency distribution of Y-chromosome haplotypes at DNA polymorphism p49/TaqI was studied in a sample of 505 North Africans from Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. A particularly high frequency (55.0%) of Y-haplotype 5 (A2, C0, D0, F1, I1) was observed in these populations, with a relative predominance in those of Berber origin. Examination of the relative frequencies of other haplotypes in these populations, mainly haplotype 4 (the "African" haplotype), haplotype 15 (the "European" haplotype), and haplotypes 7 and 8 (the "Near-East" haplotypes), permit useful comparisons with neighboring peoples living in sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the Near East.
authors.affiliation: International Institute of Anthropology, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lucotte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aouizérate
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berriche
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000352:Africa, Northern / Q000453:epidemiology; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005602:France / Q000208:ethnology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012494:Sampling Studies; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics; D014998:Y Chromosome / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA