Abstract
The genetic diversity in two ethnic groups of the central part of the North Caucasus (Balkars and Karachays) using 50 diallelic loci in the non-recombining region of the Y chromosome was analyzed. For the first time, an analysis of distribution of frequencies of Y-chromosome haplogroups in Balkars considering different subethnic groups (Baksans, Chegems, Kholams, Bezengiyevs, and Malkars) was conducted. The major Y-chromosome haplogroups in the studied groups of Balkars and Karachays were G2a-P16 and R1a- Z2123. In addition, for a better understanding of genetic relationship between the male lineages in the studied populations and other populations of the Caucasus, we performed an analysis of R1a-M198 subhaplogroups in 22 populations of this region. The principal component analysis demonstrated that a greater difference was observed between Kholams and the other Balkar subgroups. According to the F st analysis, Chegems, for which the prevalence of haplogroup R1b-M478 (32.2%) was reported, demonstrated the maximum difference from the other subpopulations of Balkars and Karachays.
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Original Russian Text © M.A. Dzhaubermezov, N.V. Ekomasova, S.S. Litvinov, R.I. Khusainova, V.L. Akhmetova, N.V. Balinova, E.K. Khusnutdinova, 2017, published in Genetika, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 10, pp. 1224–1231.
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Dzhaubermezov, M.A., Ekomasova, N.V., Litvinov, S.S. et al. Genetic characterization of Balkars and Karachays according to the variability of the Y chromosome. Russ J Genet 53, 1152–1158 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795417100039
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