title: Genetic Structure of the Armenian Population.
abstract: Located at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East, the Armenian Highland served as a transition corridor for major waves of prehistoric and historic migrations. The genetic history of Armenians as an indigenous population of the region attracts keen scientific interest to resolve the puzzle of ancient Middle Eastern populations' expansion and the spread of Indo-European languages. Here, we review the current state of studies on the genetic structure of both modern and ancient inhabitants of the Armenian Highland and outline further steps to be fulfilled in this regard.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia. lepiskop@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Levon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yepiskoposyan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia.
authors.forename: Anahit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hovhannisyan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia.
authors.forename: Zaruhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khachatryan
mesh_terms: D001136:Armenia / Q000208:ethnology; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005843:Geography; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008877:Middle East; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
keywords: Armenian Highland; Armenian population; Genetic structure