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Hao Chen, Yan Lu, Dongsheng Lu, Shuhua Xu
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Fei Wang, Feng Song, Xindi Wang, Mengyuan Song, Yuxiang Zhou, Jing Liu, Zheng Wang, Yiping Hou
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Chunfang Luo, Lizhong Duan, Yanning Li, Qiqian Xie, Lingxiang Wang, Kai Ru, Shahid Nazir, Muhammad Jawad, Yifeng Zhao, Fenfen Wang, Zhengming Du, Dehua Peng, Shao-Qing Wen, Pingming Qiu, Haoliang Fan
Summary: The genetic characteristics of Hakka and She people in Guangdong province differ, with Hakka having a close relationship with the Han Chinese and She being related to Tibeto-Burman populations. Variations in genetic diversity and discrimination capacity exist between them.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
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Hongling Zhang, Xiaolan Huang, Xiaoye Jin, Zheng Ren, Qiyan Wang, Meiqing Yang, Ronglan Xu, Xiang Yuan, Daiquan Yang, Hongyan Liu, Wanyi Shen, Huiying Zhang, Yangjie Que, Jiang Huang
Summary: This study investigates the genetic distribution of Y-STRs in the Guizhou Dong population and explores their phylogenetic relationships with other populations. The results show that the Guizhou Dong population has the closest genetic relationship with the Hunan Dong population. This research enriches the Y-STR data of different ethnic groups in China and has important implications for population genetics and forensic research.
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Balnd M. Albarzinji, Farhad M. Abdulkarim, Shaho A. Hussein, Dlshad Rashid, Hayder Lazim
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Genetics & Heredity
Elmira Khussainova, Ilya Kisselev, Olzhas Iksan, Bakhytzhan Bekmanov, Liliya Skvortsova, Alexander Garshin, Elena Kuzovleva, Zhassulan Zhaniyazov, Gulnur Zhunussova, Lyazzat Musralina, Nurzhibek Kahbatkyzy, Almira Amirgaliyeva, Mamura Begmanova, Akerke Seisenbayeva, Kira Bespalova, Anastasia Perfilyeva, Gulnar Abylkassymova, Aldiyar Farkhatuly, Sara V. Good, Leyla Djansugurova
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FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
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M. Kasu, K. W. Cloete, R. Pitere, K. J. Tsiana, M. E. D'Amato
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FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-GENETICS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Peter L. Nagy, Judit Olasz, Endre Neparaczki, Nicholas Rouse, Karan Kapuria, Samantha Cano, Huijie Chen, Julie Di Cristofaro, Goran Runfeldt, Natalia Ekomasova, Zoltan Maroti, Janos Jeney, Sergey Litvinov, Murat Dzhaubermezov, Lilya Gabidullina, Zoltan Szentirmay, Gyorgy Szabados, Dragana Zgonjanin, Jacques Chiaroni, Doron M. Behar, Elza Khusnutdinova, Peter A. Underhill, Miklos Kasler
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(2021)
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(2021)
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Jeremie Subrini, James Turner
Summary: The mammalian Y chromosome is critical for male sex determination and spermatogenesis, but its functional studies have been challenging. Current research is focusing on identifying the minimum set of Y genes necessary for male reproduction.
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Genetics & Heredity
Peter de Knijff
Summary: This article reviews the history of using Y-chromosome polymorphisms in forensic investigations and discusses several often overlooked factors that influence the proper use and interpretation of Y-chromosome information.
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Genetics & Heredity
Mikkel M. Andersen, David J. Balding
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Gaorui Gong, Yang Xiong, Shijun Xiao, Xi-Yin Li, Peipei Huang, Qian Liao, Qingqing Han, Qiaohong Lin, Cheng Dan, Li Zhou, Fan Ren, Qi Zhou, Jian-Fang Gui, Jie Mei
Summary: We assembled highly homomorphic Y and X chromosomes in yellow catfish and discovered that the Y chromosome is at an early stage of differentiation with no clear evidence of evolutionary strata and recombination suppression. The accumulation of sex-antagonistic mutations and repetitive elements in the sex-determining region suggests their role in recombination suppression between young X and Y chromosomes. Additionally, we found distinct chromatin organizations and nuclear spatial organization in the YY supermales and XX females, indicating chromatin remodeling after sex reversal.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2023)
Review
Anthropology
Tanya M. Simms, Marisil R. Wright, Michelle Hernandez, Omar A. Perez, Evelyn C. Ramirez, Emanuel Martinez, Rene J. Herrera
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Tenzin Gayden, Annabel Perez, Patrice J. Persad, Areej Bukhari, Shilpa Chennakrishnaiah, Tanya Simms, Trisha Maloney, Kristina Rodriguez, Rene J. Herrera
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kristian J. Herrera, Robert K. Lowery, Laura Hadden, Silvia Calderon, Carolina Chiou, Levon Yepiskoposyan, Maria Regueiro, Peter A. Underhill, Rene J. Herrera
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Josua Jordi, Drago Guggiana-Nilo, Andrew D. Bolton, Srishti Prabha, Kaitlyn Ballotti, Kristian Herrera, Andrew J. Rennekamp, Randall T. Peterson, Thomas A. Lutz, Florian Engert
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Kristian J. Herrera, Thomas Panier, Drago Guggiana-Nilo, Florian Engert
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Daniel M. Fernandes, Kendra A. Sirak, Harald Ringbauer, Jakob Sedig, Nadin Rohland, Olivia Cheronet, Matthew Mah, Swapan Mallick, Inigo Olalde, Brendan J. Culleton, Nicole Adamski, Rebecca Bernardos, Guillermo Bravo, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Kimberly Callan, Francesca Candilio, Lea Demetz, Kellie Sara Duffett Carlson, Laurie Eccles, Suzanne Freilich, Richard J. George, Ann Marie Lawson, Kirsten Mandl, Fabio Marzaioli, Weston C. McCool, Jonas Oppenheimer, Kadir T. ozdogan, Constanze Schattke, Ryan Schmidt, Kristin Stewardson, Filippo Terrasi, Fatma Zalzala, Carlos Arredondo Antunez, Ercilio Vento Canosa, Roger Colten, Andrea Cucina, Francesco Genchi, Claudia Kraan, Francesco La Pastina, Michaela Lucci, Marcio Veloz Maggiolo, Beatriz Marcheco-Teruel, Clenis Tavarez Maria, Christian Martinez, Ingeborg Paris, Michael Pateman, Tanya M. Simms, Carlos Garcia Sivoli, Miguel Vilar, Douglas J. Kennett, William F. Keegan, Alfredo Coppa, Mark Lipson, Ron Pinhasi, David Reich
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Maxwell L. Zhu, Kristian J. Herrera, Katrin Vogt, Armin Bahl
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Caroline L. Wee, Erin Song, Maxim Nikitchenko, Kristian J. Herrera, Sandy Wong, Florian Engert, Samuel Kunes
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Vanessa Forbes-Pateman, Aram Yardumian, Miguel Vilar, Tanya M. Simms, Michael P. Pateman, William Keegan
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2022)