Bulayeva KB, Jorde L, Watkins S, Ostler C, Pavlova TA, Bulayev OA, Tofanelli S, Paoli G, Harpending H. Ethnogenomic diversity of Caucasus, Daghestan.
Am J Hum Biol 2006;
18:610-20. [PMID:
16917895 DOI:
10.1002/ajhb.20531]
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Abstract
Autosomal short-tandem repeats (STRs) were typed in ethnic populations of Kubachians, Dargins, Avars, Lezgins, Kumiks, and Nogais of the Caucasus (Daghestan, Russia) at the University of Utah. Daghestan ethnic populations demonstrated differences in STR allele frequency distributions, but these differences were much lower among these ethnic groups compared to worldwide ethnic groups. The observed genetic diversity was low while F(ST) values were high, both of which provided supporting evidence for small population sizes and high levels of isolation among the ethnic groups. An analysis of genetic distance from the three major continents, encompassing Daghestan populations and groups, reveals three distinct clusters: all populations of African affiliation, European and Daghestan populations except the Nogais, and Asian populations with ethnic Nogais.
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