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Genetic characterization of populations of the Volga-Ural region according to the variability of the Y-chromosome

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An analysis of genetic diversity in nine ethnic groups of the Volga-Ural region was carried out using 15 biallelic loci in the nonrecombining region of the Y-chromosome. The major Y-chromosome haplogroups in the region are R1a-M198, R1b-M269, and N-M231. It was found that Bashkirs show the greatest difference from other populations of the Volga-Ural region according both to F st and to the principal component analysis. In addition, analysis of the frequency distribution of Y-chromosome haplogroups was carried out in the Besermyan population, which was not studied previously from the Y-chromosome perspective. The results of this study revealed the predominance of haplogroup N-M231 (54.7%) in this ethnic group, which may indicate the prevalence of the Finno-Ugric component in the formation of the patrilineal component in the gene pool of the Besermyan ethnic group.

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  1. Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, 450054, Russia

    N. V. Trofimova, S. S. Litvinov, R. I. Khusainova, V. L. Akhmetova, F. S. Akhatova & E. K. Khusnutdinova

  2. Department of Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Bashkir State University, Ufa, 450074, Russia

    S. S. Litvinov, R. I. Khusainova, L. N. Penkin & E. K. Khusnutdinova

  3. Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008, Russia

    F. S. Akhatova

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Original Russian Text © N.V. Trofimova, S.S. Litvinov, R.I. Khusainova, L.N. Penkin, V.L. Akhmetova, F.S. Akhatova, E.K. Khusnutdinova, 2015, published in Genetika, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 120–127.

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Trofimova, N.V., Litvinov, S.S., Khusainova, R.I. et al. Genetic characterization of populations of the Volga-Ural region according to the variability of the Y-chromosome. Russ J Genet 51, 108–115 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795414120138

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