title: Haplotype XV of the Y-chromosome is the main haplotype in West-Europe.
abstract: We have analyzed Y-chromosome variation in a large sample of males from Western Europe by surveying p49a,f TaqI polymorphisms. Haplotype XV (A3, Cl, D2, Fl, Il) is the main Y-chromosome haplotype in West Europe, with a Basque focus in Southwestern Europe. This study demonstrates that the geographic distribution of Y-chromosome variation for p49a,f TaqI haplotype XV reveals an important genetic identity for populations that live in the Occidental part of Europe.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Anthropology, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Diéterlen
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lucotte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005060:Europe; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D004247:DNA