Abstract
Seventeen Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (Y-STR) DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390,
DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385a, DYS385b, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS448, DYS456,
DYS458, DYS635 and GATA H4 were studied in five minor linguistic groups from Iran
(Arabs, Gilaki, Mazandarani, Bakhtiari and Southern Talysh) and one from Azerbaijan
(Northern Talysh) with the goal of constructing of a representative Y-STR database
for this region in Southwest Asia. Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA) reveals
non-significant or low genetic distances between the Iranian Gilaki, Mazandarani,
Bakhtiari and non-Iranian Turkish, Azerbaijanian, Armenian and Kurd populations, but
larger genetic distances to both Talysh populations, the Iranian Arabs, Georgian and
Kazakh populations.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 08, 2009
Accepted:
May 6,
2009
Received:
April 28,
2009
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