2014
Maritime route of colonization of Europe
Paschou P, Drineas P, Yannaki E, Razou A, Kanaki K, Tsetsos F, Padmanabhuni SS, Michalodimitrakis M, Renda MC, Pavlovic S, Anagnostopoulos A, Stamatoyannopoulos JA, Kidd KK, Stamatoyannopoulos G. Maritime route of colonization of Europe. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 9211-9216. PMID: 24927591, PMCID: PMC4078858, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1320811111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSouthern European coastsGene flowGenome-wide DNA polymorphismsEuropean coastsWest clineDNA polymorphismsNeolithic farmersCoastal routeMediterranean SeaNetwork analysisMediterranean coastMainland EuropeNeolithic populationsCentral EuropeClineCoastGenesColonizationNear EastStriking structurePolymorphismPopulationAnatoliaHypothesisIslands
1998
Network Analyses of Y-Chromosomal Types in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia Reveal Specific Patterns of Geographic Distribution
Malaspina P, Cruciani F, Ciminelli B, Terrenato L, Santolamazza P, Alonso A, Banyko J, Brdicka R, García O, Gaudiano C, Guanti G, Kidd K, Lavinha J, Avila M, Mandich P, Moral P, Qamar R, Mehdi S, Ragusa A, Stefanescu G, Caraghin M, Tyler-Smith C, Scozzari R, Novelletto A. Network Analyses of Y-Chromosomal Types in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia Reveal Specific Patterns of Geographic Distribution. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 63: 847-860. PMID: 9718330, PMCID: PMC1377388, DOI: 10.1086/301999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtant human populationsTotal diversityChromosomal lineagesLength variantsDinucleotide microsatellitesY chromosomeCommon descentPhenetic relationshipsGeographic distributionNorthern AfricaHaplotypesHuman populationLineagesDinucleotide unitsRapid generationDiversityWestern AsiaNetwork analysisChromosomesMicrosatellitesSpecific patternsOptimal markerReliable frequency estimatesMutationsExtinction