Y chromosome STR variation reveals traditional occupation based population structure in India
Jaison Jeevan Sequeira, M. Chaitra, Ananya Rai N R, M. Sudeepthi, R. Shalini, Mohammed Shafiul Mustak, Jagriti Khanna, Shivkant Sharma, Rajendra V. E. Chilukuri, George L. van Driem, Pankaj Shrivastava
This study uses Y chromosome STR variation from Indian and Eurasian males to show that Neolithic agricultural expansion shaped the male gene pool, with haplogroups F, L, and R1a associated with hunter-gatherer, agricultural, and priestly groups respectively.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2024 · PreprintGenetics