Y-chromosome diversity in native mexicans reveals continental transition of genetic structure in the Americas

• Published in: American Journal of Physical Anthropology
• Main Authors: Sandoval Mendoza, Karla, Moreno Estrada, Andrés, Mendizábal Eceizabarrena, Isabel, 1981-, Underhill, Peter, López Valenzuela, María, 1982-, Peñaloza Espinosa, Rosenda, Buentello Malo, Leonor, Avelino, Heriberto, Calafell i Majó, Francesc, Comas, David, 1969-
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Genètica de poblacions humanes > Mèxic; Indis de Mèxic > Aspectes genètics; Indis de l'Amèrica Central > Aspectes genètics; Y-chromosome haplogroups; Native Mexican populations; Mesoamerica; Genetic diversity; Male lineages; Arctic; The ''Y''
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10230/16649; https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22062

The genetic characterization of Native Mexicans is important to understand multiethnic based features influencing the medical genetics of present Mexican populations, as well as to the reconstruct the peopling of the Americas. We describe the Y-chromosome genetic diversity of 197 Native Mexicans fro...