Y-chromosome and Surname Analyses for Reconstructing Past Population Structures: The Sardinian Population as a Test Case

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 20; no. 22; p. 5763
• Main Authors: Grugni, Viola, Raveane, Alessandro, Colombo, Giulia, Nici, Carmen, Crobu, Francesca, Ongaro, Linda, Battaglia, Vincenza, Sanna, Daria, Al-Zahery, Nadia, Fiorani, Ornella, Lisa, Antonella, Ferretti, Luca, Achilli, Alessandro, Olivieri, Anna, Francalacci, Paolo, Piazza, Alberto, Torroni, Antonio, Semino, Ornella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 16.11.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Chromosomes; Chromosomes, Human, Y - classification; Chromosomes, Human, Y - genetics; DNA, Ancient - analysis; European Continental Ancestry Group - genetics; Gene Frequency; Genetic Linkage; Genetics, Population; Geography; Haplotypes; Humans; Islands; Italy; Linguistics; Male; Neolithic; Phylogeny; Population; Principal Component Analysis; Italy; Europe; Anatolia; Caucasus; family name origin; phylogenetics; Human Y-chromosome variation; haplogroups; migrations; peopling of Sardinia

Many anthropological, linguistic, genetic and genomic analyses have been carried out to evaluate the potential impact that evolutionary forces had in shaping the present-day Sardinian gene pool, the main outlier in the genetic landscape of Europe. However, due to the homogenizing effect of internal...