Designed as an accessible introduction to basic scientific principles and their application in
professional practice, Forensic Biology provides a concise overview of the field. Focusing …

The Altai region of southern Siberia has played a critical role in the peopling of northern Asia
as an entry point into Siberia and a possible homeland for ancestral Native Americans. It has …

The Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (Y-STR) polymorphisms included in the AmpF l
STR® Yfiler® polymerase chain reaction amplification kit have become widely used for …

According to historical sources, ancient Hungarians were made up of seven allied tribes and
the fragmented tribes that split off from the Khazars, and they arrived from the Eastern …

The human Y chromosome shows frequent structural variants, some of which are selectively
neutral, while others cause impaired fertility due to the loss of spermatogenic genes. The …

To reconstruct the phylogenetic structure of Y‐chromosome haplogroup (hg) C in
populations of northern Eurasia, we have analyzed the diversity of microsatellite (STR) loci …

Y-chromosomal specific short tandem repeat (Y-STR) markers are inherited paternally, and
their haplotype distribution may be distinct from other populations of different geographic …

Pakistan harbors 18 major ethnic groups and Hazara is one of the distinct but smaller
groups comprising 0.090% of the total population. Hazara individuals have typical …

Ethnogenesis of Kazakhs took place in Central Asia, a region of high genetic and cultural
diversity. Even though archaeological and historical studies have shed some light on the …

Western Kazakhstan is populated by three clans totaling 2 million people. Since the clans
are patrilineal, the Y-chromosome is the most informative genetic system for tracing their …