Phylogeography of Y-chromosome haplogroup O3a2b2-N6 reveals patrilineal traces of Austronesian populations on the eastern coastal regions of Asia.

Austronesian diffusion is considered one of the greatest dispersals in human history; it led to the peopling of an extremely vast region, ranging from Madagascar in the Indian Ocean to Easter Island in Remote Oceania. The Y-chromosome haplogroup O3a2b*-P164(xM134), a predominant paternal lineage of...

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Main Authors: Lan-Hai Wei, Shi Yan, Yik-Ying Teo, Yun-Zhi Huang, Ling-Xiang Wang, Ge Yu, Woei-Yuh Saw, Rick Twee-Hee Ong, Yan Lu, Chao Zhang, Shu-Hua Xu, Li Jin, Hui Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5381892?pdf=render