title: Evolutionary genetics. Europeans trace ancestry to Paleolithic people.
abstract: Y chromosome data show that living Europeans have deep roots in the region--and researchers say genetic markers may be linked to cultures known from archaeological remains. In a report on page 1155, an international team reports that a wealth of data from the Y chromosome show that more than 80% of European men have inherited their Y chromosomes--which are transmitted only from father to son--from Paleolithic ancestors who lived 25,000 to 40,000 years ago. Thus, the genetic template for European men was set as early as 40,000 years ago, then modified--but not recast--by the Neolithic farmers who arrived in the region about 10,000 years ago.
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authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014998:Y Chromosome
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D005819:Genetic Markers