European Y chromosome diversity: population movement, geography and language

Jobling, Mark A.

Publication year:

2002

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISBN:

84-8419-907-X

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Summary

The human Y chromosome is male sex-determining, and therefore haploid and non-recombining. Even though the Y is a single locus, and therefore susceptible to drift and selection, this segment of DNA is proving highly informative in analysis of the histories and structures of human populations. These studies have shown their power in the dissection of sex-biased admixture events, and the Y chromosome may be the best analytical tool in cases where there has been substantial female migration.