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Population Geneticists Described the Y-chromosome Landscape of Central Asia

Kazakh, Chinese and Russian experts, with the participation of the laboratory of human population genetics at RCMG, investigated the Y-chromosome diversity of Central Asia by means of full Y-chromosome sequencing in 187 members of different populations.

In the Y-chromosome gene pool of Central Asia scientists have found evidence of ancient genetic flows and recent migrations to the region.

The article with the results was published in the journal Genes. The sample included 20 samples of Kyrgyz, 20 Uzbeks, 17 Karakalpaks, 20 Hazaras, 9 Karluks, 20 Tajiks, 19 Uyghurs, 20 Dungans, 20 Turkmens and 22 Kazakhs. According to the Y-chromosome sequences of 187 men, scientists built a high-resolution phylogenetic tree.

Work has shown that the sources of population in Central Asia include South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North Asia and East Asia. This genetic picture is consistent with the notion of Central Asia as the geographical heart of Eurasia. The genetic fluxes found from different regions reflect migrations from different periods of Neolithic farmers, Indo-Europeans, Turkic-speaking and Mongolian-speaking tribes. The article describes Y-chromosome lines associated with recent migrations and formation of modern populations of Central Asia.

For more details follow the link: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/10/1776

Maxat Zhabagin, Lan-HaiWei, Zhaxylyk Sabitov, Peng-Cheng Ma , Jin Sun, Zhanargul Dyussenova, Elena Balanovska, Hui Li and Yerlan Ramankulov. Ancient Components and Recent Expansion in the Eurasian Heartland: Insights into the Revised Phylogeny of Y-Chromosome from Central Asia // Genes. 2022, 13, 1776.