Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 134-140, June 2007

Continuity of Y chromosome haplotypes in the population of Southern Poland before and after the Second World War

  • Marcin Woźniak

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular and Forensic Genetics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul. M. Skłodowskiej Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +48 52 585 35 56; fax: +48 52 585 35 52.
    • ,
  • Tomasz Grzybowski

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular and Forensic Genetics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul. M. Skłodowskiej Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz, Poland
    • ,
  • Jarosław Starzyński

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular and Forensic Genetics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul. M. Skłodowskiej Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz, Poland
    • ,
  • Tomasz Marciniak

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Sociology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Fosa Staromiejska 1A, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

Received 24 January 2007; accepted 27 January 2007. published online 22 March 2007.

Abstract 

The Polish population is reported to be very homogenous as far as Y chromosome polymorphism is concerned. One of the hypotheses that explains this phenomenon is based on the assumption that massive migrations that took place in Poland after the Second World War might have evoked such an effect. Thus, knowledge of the pre-war frequencies of Y chromosome haplotypes in different parts of the country would be a useful tool in testing such a hypothesis. We have collected 226 DNA samples, together with family history data, from males living in the rural area of Małopolska, Polish Southern border region. Based on donors’ family histories we were able to reconstruct an ‘ancestral’ subpopulation of 108 males whose ancestors had inhabited the area before both World Wars. We have analyzed 12 Y-STR loci: DYS19, DYS385, DYS389I&II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438 and DYS439 in all the collected samples. Comparisons of our contemporary and ‘ancestral’ population samples with other Polish and Central European populations showed that the population of Southern Małopolska is very closely related to other Polish and Slavic populations. The above-mentioned observations suggest that the population of Southern Poland could have been highly homogenous even before the Second World War.

Keywords: Y chromosome, Y-STR, Polish population

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.
 

PII: S1872-4973(07)00040-3

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.01.003

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 134-140, June 2007

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution