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Brief communication: Y-chromosome haplotypes in Egypt
Article first published online: 21 FEB 2003
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10190
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Lucotte, G. and Mercier, G. (2003), Brief communication: Y-chromosome haplotypes in Egypt. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 121: 63–66. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.10190
Publication History
- Issue published online: 2 APR 2003
- Article first published online: 21 FEB 2003
- Manuscript Accepted: 15 JUL 2002
- Manuscript Received: 4 DEC 2001
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Keywords:
- Egypt;
- Y-chromosome haplotypes;
- Nile River Valley
Abstract
We analyzed Y-chromosome haplotypes in the Nile River Valley in Egypt in 274 unrelated males, using the p49a,f TaqI polymorphism. These individuals were born in three regions along the river: in Alexandria (the Delta and Lower Egypt), in Upper Egypt, and in Lower Nubia. Fifteen different p49a,f TaqI haplotypes are present in Egypt, the three most common being haplotype V (39.4%), haplotype XI (18.9%), and haplotype IV (13.9%). Haplotype V is a characteristic Arab haplotype, with a northern geographic distribution in Egypt in the Nile River Valley. Haplotype IV, characteristic of sub-Saharan populations, shows a southern geographic distribution in Egypt. Am J Phys Anthropol 121:000–000, 2003. © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.