Improved models of coalescence ages of Y-DNA haplogroups

McDonald, Iain (2021) Improved models of coalescence ages of Y-DNA haplogroups. Genes, 12 (6). 862. ISSN 2073-4425 (https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12060862)

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Abstract

Databases of commercial DNA-testing companies now contain more customers with sequenced DNA than any completed academic study, leading to growing interest from academic and forensic entities. An important result for both these entities and the test takers themselves is how closely two individuals are related in time, as calculated through one or more molecular clocks. For Y-DNA, existing interpretations of these clocks are insufficiently accurate to usefully measure relatedness in historic times. In this article, I update the methods used to calculate coalescence ages (times to most-recent common ancestor, or TMRCAs) using a new, probabilistic statistical model that includes Y-SNP, Y-STR and ancilliary historical data, and provide examples of its use.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:76684
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    4 June 2021
    Published
    2 June 2021
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Natural history > Genetics
    Department:UNSPECIFIED
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:04 Jun 2021 15:55
    Last modified:09 Apr 2024 02:26
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/76684
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