Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populations
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylogeography of the Y chromosome in Asia previously suggested that modern humans of African origin initially settled in mainland southern East Asia, and about 25,000–30,000 years ago, migrated northward, spreading throughout Ea...
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doaj-4f9a3fd2b2e648f6a4665db76a60971d2020-11-24T21:55:48ZengBMCBMC Biology1741-70072008-10-01614510.1186/1741-7007-6-45Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populationsXiao Chun-JieMa Runlin ZTan Si-JieLiu Lu-FangZhang FengQi Xue-BinDong Yong-LiPeng YiZhong HuaShi HongWells R SpencerJin LiSu Bing<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylogeography of the Y chromosome in Asia previously suggested that modern humans of African origin initially settled in mainland southern East Asia, and about 25,000–30,000 years ago, migrated northward, spreading throughout East Asia. However, the fragmented distribution of one East Asian specific Y chromosome lineage (D-M174), which is found at high frequencies only in Tibet, Japan and the Andaman Islands, is inconsistent with this scenario.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this study, we collected more than 5,000 male samples from 73 East Asian populations and reconstructed the phylogeography of the D-M174 lineage. Our results suggest that D-M174 represents an extremely ancient lineage of modern humans in East Asia, and a deep divergence was observed between northern and southern populations.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We proposed that D-M174 has a southern origin and its northward expansion occurred about 60,000 years ago, predating the northward migration of other major East Asian lineages. The Neolithic expansion of Han culture and the last glacial maximum are likely the key factors leading to the current relic distribution of D-M174 in East Asia. The Tibetan and Japanese populations are the admixture of two ancient populations represented by two major East Asian specific Y chromosome lineages, the O and D haplogroups.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/45 |
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Xiao Chun-Jie Ma Runlin Z Tan Si-Jie Liu Lu-Fang Zhang Feng Qi Xue-Bin Dong Yong-Li Peng Yi Zhong Hua Shi Hong Wells R Spencer Jin Li Su Bing Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populations BMC Biology |
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Xiao Chun-Jie Ma Runlin Z Tan Si-Jie Liu Lu-Fang Zhang Feng Qi Xue-Bin Dong Yong-Li Peng Yi Zhong Hua Shi Hong Wells R Spencer Jin Li Su Bing |
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Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populations |
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Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populations |
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Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populations |
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Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populations |
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Y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in East Asia and multiple origins of Tibetan and Japanese populations |
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y chromosome evidence of earliest modern human settlement in east asia and multiple origins of tibetan and japanese populations |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylogeography of the Y chromosome in Asia previously suggested that modern humans of African origin initially settled in mainland southern East Asia, and about 25,000–30,000 years ago, migrated northward, spreading throughout East Asia. However, the fragmented distribution of one East Asian specific Y chromosome lineage (D-M174), which is found at high frequencies only in Tibet, Japan and the Andaman Islands, is inconsistent with this scenario.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this study, we collected more than 5,000 male samples from 73 East Asian populations and reconstructed the phylogeography of the D-M174 lineage. Our results suggest that D-M174 represents an extremely ancient lineage of modern humans in East Asia, and a deep divergence was observed between northern and southern populations.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We proposed that D-M174 has a southern origin and its northward expansion occurred about 60,000 years ago, predating the northward migration of other major East Asian lineages. The Neolithic expansion of Han culture and the last glacial maximum are likely the key factors leading to the current relic distribution of D-M174 in East Asia. The Tibetan and Japanese populations are the admixture of two ancient populations represented by two major East Asian specific Y chromosome lineages, the O and D haplogroups.</p> |
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