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Y‐STR analysis in Brazilian and South Amerindian populations
Author(s) -
Leite Fabio P. N.,
CallegariJacques Sidia M.,
Carvalho Bianca A.,
Kommers Trícia,
Matte Cecília H. F.,
Raimann Paulo E.,
Schwengber Solange P.,
Sortica Vinicius A.,
Tsuneto Luiza T.,
PetzlErler M. Luiza,
Salzano Francisco M.,
Hutz Mara H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.20702
Subject(s) - hum , y chromosome , microsatellite , genetic data , population , haplotype , population genetics , y str , geography , demography , biology , genetics , evolutionary biology , gene , history , genotype , sociology , allele , performance art , art history
A sample of 203 Brazilian males from Rio Grande do Sul (RS), the Brazilian southernmost state, was typed for 11 Y‐STR markers (DYS19, DYS389I/II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385, DYS437, DYS438, and DYS439). We also typed 42 individuals from two South Amerindian tribes (Kaingang and Guarani) to use the data as parental Amerindian contribution to our analyses. Gene and haplotypic diversities were estimated, with the South Amerindian samples showing smaller values for these parameters than Brazilians. To obtain a more comprehensive picture of the genetic structure of the Brazilian population as a whole, the Y‐STR data from the RS sample was compared with those already published. No genetic substructuring was observed in the comparisons performed. Multidimensional scaling confirmed the proposed European source of most Y‐chromosome Brazilian patrilineages. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 2008. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.