Sex-specific genetic diversity is shaped by cultural factors in Inner Asian human populations

Nina Marchi (1) , Tatyana Hegay (2) , Philippe Mennecier (1) , Myriam Georges (1) , Romain Laurent (1) , Mark Whitten , Philipp Endicott (1) , Almaz Aldashev (3) , Choduraa Dorzhu , Firuza Nasyrova (1) , Boris Chichlo (1) , Laure Ségurel (1) , Evelyne Heyer (1)

1 EAE - Eco-Anthropologie et Ethnobiologie
2 Institute of Immunology
3 Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine

Sex-specific genetic structures have been previously documented worldwide in humans, even though causal factors have not always clearly been identified. In this study, we investigated the impact of ethnicity, geography and social organization on the sex-specific genetic structure in Inner Asia. Furthermore, we explored the process of ethnogenesis in multiple ethnic groups.

Mots clés: Central Asia; Y chromosome; demographic history; mitochondrial DNA; patrilineality

Domaines: Anthropologie biologique; Evolution [q-bio.PE]; Génétique des populations [q-bio.PE]

Nina Marchi, Tatyana Hegay, Philippe Mennecier, Myriam Georges, Romain Laurent, et al.. Sex-specific genetic diversity is shaped by cultural factors in Inner Asian human populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2017, 162 (4), pp.627-640. ⟨10.1002/ajpa.23151⟩. ⟨hal-02277564⟩