Large-scale recent expansion of European patrilineages shown by population resequencing

Chiara Batini, Pille Hallast, Daniel Zadik, Pierpaolo Maisano Delser, Andrea Benazzo, Silvia Ghirotto, Eduardo Arroyo-Pardo, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Peter de Knijff, Berit Myhre Dupuy, Heidi A. Eriksen, Turi E. King, Adolfo López de Munain, Ana M. López-Parra, Aphrodite Loutradis, Jelena Milasin, Andrea Novelletto, Horolma Pamjav, Antti Sajantila, Aslıhan Tolun, Bruce Winney and Mark A. Jobling ()
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Chiara Batini: University of Leicester
Pille Hallast: University of Leicester
Daniel Zadik: University of Leicester
Pierpaolo Maisano Delser: University of Leicester
Andrea Benazzo: University of Ferrara
Silvia Ghirotto: University of Ferrara
Eduardo Arroyo-Pardo: Laboratory of Forensic and Population Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University
Gianpiero L. Cavalleri: Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Peter de Knijff: Leiden University Medical Centre
Berit Myhre Dupuy: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Heidi A. Eriksen: Centre of Arctic Medicine, Thule Institute, University of Oulu
Turi E. King: University of Leicester
Adolfo López de Munain: University of the Basque Country
Ana M. López-Parra: Laboratory of Forensic and Population Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University
Aphrodite Loutradis: Committee for Thalassemia of the Central Council of Health, Ministry of Health
Jelena Milasin: Institute of Human Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade
Andrea Novelletto: Tor Vergata University, Via della Ricerca Scientifica
Horolma Pamjav: Network of Forensic Science Institutes, Institute of Forensic Medicine
Antti Sajantila: Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki
Aslıhan Tolun: Boğaziçi University
Bruce Winney: University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive Oxford
Mark A. Jobling: University of Leicester

Nature Communications, 2015, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract The proportion of Europeans descending from Neolithic farmers ∼10 thousand years ago (KYA) or Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers has been much debated. The male-specific region of the Y chromosome (MSY) has been widely applied to this question, but unbiased estimates of diversity and time depth have been lacking. Here we show that European patrilineages underwent a recent continent-wide expansion. Resequencing of 3.7 Mb of MSY DNA in 334 males, comprising 17 European and Middle Eastern populations, defines a phylogeny containing 5,996 single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Dating indicates that three major lineages (I1, R1a and R1b), accounting for 64% of our sample, have very recent coalescent times, ranging between 3.5 and 7.3 KYA. A continuous swathe of 13/17 populations share similar histories featuring a demographic expansion starting ∼2.1–4.2 KYA. Our results are compatible with ancient MSY DNA data, and contrast with data on mitochondrial DNA, indicating a widespread male-specific phenomenon that focuses interest on the social structure of Bronze Age Europe.

Date: 2015
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