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HapA in Cyprus
HapA in Cyprus
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on hgs frequencies, using the same 8 hgs tested for PC
n
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0.033 (3)
0.026 (1)
0.026 (1)
0.031 (2)
analysis. The pattern of population similarities paral-
0.023
0.018
0.029
0.029
R1∗ (xR1a1) R1a1
leled that displayed by PC analysis, with populations in
the same cluster being mostly not significantly different
from each other (P > 0.05, data not shown). Population
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0.051 (2)
(3) 0.047 (2)
0.092 (6)
relationships were also investigated by the use of mi-
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0.291
0.257
0.322
0.051
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crosatellite variation on a total of 34 populations (Table
Table 3 Population Y hg frequencies (in brackets absolute number of chromosomes) investigated in this study. No hg D and N3 chromosomes were found
1). Analysis of the distribution of molecular variation on
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P∗ (xR1)
STRs haplotypes (performed using Arlequin software;
0.014
0.015
0.025
0.011
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(3)
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0.051 (2)
0.046 (3)
lowest within groups variation (1.57%) and largest be-
K∗ (xP,
0.046
0.055
0.014
0.029
0.012
0.044
N3)
tween groups variation (7.70%, st 0.077, P 0.01).
Clustering of the West and Central-East Mediterranean
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populations lowered the intergroup variation to 6.95 %
F∗ (xI,
0.046
0.145
0.114
0.147
0.185
0.067
0.051
0.105
0.128
0.186
0.092
and increased the intragroup value to 2.35% (P 0.01).
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Following a geographical clustering scheme as indicated
I1b2
value of 5.18% and a within groups percentage of 3.06
(P 0.01). Finally, clustering the North African Arab
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(1)
0.047 (2)
0.077 (5)
I∗ (xI1b2)
samples with the Arab cluster of Figure 3a displayed a
0.034
0.055
0.157
0.044
0.049
0.122
0.026
between groups value of 6.18% and a within groups
percentage of 2.71 (P 0.01).
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We also evaluated the degree of differentiation shown
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by Mediterranean populations by performing PC anal-
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0.114
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0.099
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0.103
0.526
0.256
0.349
0.369
J2
0.308 (12)
(Richards et al. 2002; Thomas et al. 2002; Plaza et al.
0.069 (6)
0.093 (4)
0.062 (4)
J∗ (xJ2)
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