Origin and diffusion of human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267

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Origin and diffusion of human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267. / Sahakyan, Hovhannes; Margaryan, Ashot; Saag, Lauri; Karmin, Monika; Flores, Rodrigo; Haber, Marc; Kushniarevich, Alena; Khachatryan, Zaruhi; Bahmanimehr, Ardeshir; Parik, Jüri; Karafet, Tatiana; Yunusbayev, Bayazit; Reisberg, Tuuli; Solnik, Anu; Metspalu, Ene; Hovhannisyan, Anahit; Khusnutdinova, Elza K.; Behar, Doron M.; Metspalu, Mait; Yepiskoposyan, Levon; Rootsi, Siiri; Villems, Richard.

In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 11, 6659, 2021.

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Sahakyan, H, Margaryan, A, Saag, L, Karmin, M, Flores, R, Haber, M, Kushniarevich, A, Khachatryan, Z, Bahmanimehr, A, Parik, J, Karafet, T, Yunusbayev, B, Reisberg, T, Solnik, A, Metspalu, E, Hovhannisyan, A, Khusnutdinova, EK, Behar, DM, Metspalu, M, Yepiskoposyan, L, Rootsi, S & Villems, R 2021, 'Origin and diffusion of human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, 6659. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85883-2

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Sahakyan, H., Margaryan, A., Saag, L., Karmin, M., Flores, R., Haber, M., Kushniarevich, A., Khachatryan, Z., Bahmanimehr, A., Parik, J., Karafet, T., Yunusbayev, B., Reisberg, T., Solnik, A., Metspalu, E., Hovhannisyan, A., Khusnutdinova, E. K., Behar, D. M., Metspalu, M., ... Villems, R. (2021). Origin and diffusion of human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267. Scientific Reports, 11, [6659]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85883-2

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Sahakyan H, Margaryan A, Saag L, Karmin M, Flores R, Haber M et al. Origin and diffusion of human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267. Scientific Reports. 2021;11. 6659. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85883-2

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Sahakyan, Hovhannes ; Margaryan, Ashot ; Saag, Lauri ; Karmin, Monika ; Flores, Rodrigo ; Haber, Marc ; Kushniarevich, Alena ; Khachatryan, Zaruhi ; Bahmanimehr, Ardeshir ; Parik, Jüri ; Karafet, Tatiana ; Yunusbayev, Bayazit ; Reisberg, Tuuli ; Solnik, Anu ; Metspalu, Ene ; Hovhannisyan, Anahit ; Khusnutdinova, Elza K. ; Behar, Doron M. ; Metspalu, Mait ; Yepiskoposyan, Levon ; Rootsi, Siiri ; Villems, Richard. / Origin and diffusion of human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267. In: Scientific Reports. 2021 ; Vol. 11.

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title = "Origin and diffusion of human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267",
abstract = "Human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267 is a common male lineage in West Asia. One high-frequency region—encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, southern Mesopotamia, and the southern Levant—resides ~ 2000 km away from the other one found in the Caucasus. The region between them, although has a lower frequency, nevertheless demonstrates high genetic diversity. Studies associate this haplogroup with the spread of farming from the Fertile Crescent to Europe, the spread of mobile pastoralism in the desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula, the history of the Jews, and the spread of Islam. Here, we study past human male demography in West Asia with 172 high-coverage whole Y chromosome sequences and 889 genotyped samples of haplogroup J1-M267. We show that this haplogroup evolved ~ 20,000 years ago somewhere in northwestern Iran, the Caucasus, the Armenian Highland, and northern Mesopotamia. The major branch—J1a1a1-P58—evolved during the early Holocene ~ 9500 years ago somewhere in the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and southern Mesopotamia. Haplogroup J1-M267 expanded during the Chalcolithic, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. Most probably, the spread of Afro-Asiatic languages, the spread of mobile pastoralism in the arid zones, or both of these events together explain the distribution of haplogroup J1-M267 we see today in the southern regions of West Asia.",
author = "Hovhannes Sahakyan and Ashot Margaryan and Lauri Saag and Monika Karmin and Rodrigo Flores and Marc Haber and Alena Kushniarevich and Zaruhi Khachatryan and Ardeshir Bahmanimehr and J{\"u}ri Parik and Tatiana Karafet and Bayazit Yunusbayev and Tuuli Reisberg and Anu Solnik and Ene Metspalu and Anahit Hovhannisyan and Khusnutdinova, {Elza K.} and Behar, {Doron M.} and Mait Metspalu and Levon Yepiskoposyan and Siiri Rootsi and Richard Villems",
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year = "2021",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-021-85883-2",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
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AU - Sahakyan, Hovhannes

AU - Margaryan, Ashot

AU - Saag, Lauri

AU - Karmin, Monika

AU - Flores, Rodrigo

AU - Haber, Marc

AU - Kushniarevich, Alena

AU - Khachatryan, Zaruhi

AU - Bahmanimehr, Ardeshir

AU - Parik, Jüri

AU - Karafet, Tatiana

AU - Yunusbayev, Bayazit

AU - Reisberg, Tuuli

AU - Solnik, Anu

AU - Metspalu, Ene

AU - Hovhannisyan, Anahit

AU - Khusnutdinova, Elza K.

AU - Behar, Doron M.

AU - Metspalu, Mait

AU - Yepiskoposyan, Levon

AU - Rootsi, Siiri

AU - Villems, Richard

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s).

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267 is a common male lineage in West Asia. One high-frequency region—encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, southern Mesopotamia, and the southern Levant—resides ~ 2000 km away from the other one found in the Caucasus. The region between them, although has a lower frequency, nevertheless demonstrates high genetic diversity. Studies associate this haplogroup with the spread of farming from the Fertile Crescent to Europe, the spread of mobile pastoralism in the desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula, the history of the Jews, and the spread of Islam. Here, we study past human male demography in West Asia with 172 high-coverage whole Y chromosome sequences and 889 genotyped samples of haplogroup J1-M267. We show that this haplogroup evolved ~ 20,000 years ago somewhere in northwestern Iran, the Caucasus, the Armenian Highland, and northern Mesopotamia. The major branch—J1a1a1-P58—evolved during the early Holocene ~ 9500 years ago somewhere in the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and southern Mesopotamia. Haplogroup J1-M267 expanded during the Chalcolithic, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. Most probably, the spread of Afro-Asiatic languages, the spread of mobile pastoralism in the arid zones, or both of these events together explain the distribution of haplogroup J1-M267 we see today in the southern regions of West Asia.

AB - Human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267 is a common male lineage in West Asia. One high-frequency region—encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, southern Mesopotamia, and the southern Levant—resides ~ 2000 km away from the other one found in the Caucasus. The region between them, although has a lower frequency, nevertheless demonstrates high genetic diversity. Studies associate this haplogroup with the spread of farming from the Fertile Crescent to Europe, the spread of mobile pastoralism in the desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula, the history of the Jews, and the spread of Islam. Here, we study past human male demography in West Asia with 172 high-coverage whole Y chromosome sequences and 889 genotyped samples of haplogroup J1-M267. We show that this haplogroup evolved ~ 20,000 years ago somewhere in northwestern Iran, the Caucasus, the Armenian Highland, and northern Mesopotamia. The major branch—J1a1a1-P58—evolved during the early Holocene ~ 9500 years ago somewhere in the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and southern Mesopotamia. Haplogroup J1-M267 expanded during the Chalcolithic, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. Most probably, the spread of Afro-Asiatic languages, the spread of mobile pastoralism in the arid zones, or both of these events together explain the distribution of haplogroup J1-M267 we see today in the southern regions of West Asia.

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DO - 10.1038/s41598-021-85883-2

M3 - Journal article

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AN - SCOPUS:85103173660

VL - 11

JO - Scientific Reports

JF - Scientific Reports

SN - 2045-2322

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