Clinal patterns of autosomal genetic diversity within Europe have been interpreted in
previous studies in terms of a Neolithic demic diffusion model for the spread of agriculture; in …

Nonrecombining Y-chromosomal microsatellites (Y-STRs) are widely used to infer population
histories, discover genealogical relationships, and identify males for criminal justice …

In a worldwide collaborative effort, 19,630 Y-chromosomes were sampled from 129 different
populations in 51 countries. These chromosomes were typed for 23 short-tandem repeat (…

Membrane cofactor protein (MCP; CD46) is a widely expressed transmembrane complement
regulator. Like factor H it inhibits complement activation by regulating C3b deposition on …

Zooarcheological evidence suggests that pigs were domesticated in Southwest Asia ∼8,500
BC. They then spread across the Middle and Near East and westward into Europe …

Relevant for various areas of human genetics, Y ‐chromosomal short tandem repeats ( Y ‐
STR s) are commonly used for testing close paternal relationships among individuals and …

… Cross validation of the model's R 2 with package bootstrap provided an R 2 of 0.9469,
which is only slightly lower than the raw value (R 2 = 0.9501). As a final validation, we split the …

The cat has long been important to human societies as a pest-control agent, object of
symbolic value and companion animal, but little is known about its domestication process and …

During the last few decades, a wealth of studies dedicated to the human Y chromosome and
its DNA variation, in particular Y‐chromosome single‐nucleotide polymorphisms ( Y ‐ SNP s…

A nonisotopic oligotyping method using reverse dot blot hybridization was developed for HLA
class II DQA1, DQB1, DPB1, DRB1, DRB3, DRB4, DRB5 alleles. The polymorphic second …