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Low-Pass DNA Sequencing of 1200 Sardinians Reconstructs European Y-Chromosome Phylogeny

Overview of attention for article published in Science, August 2013
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Title
Low-Pass DNA Sequencing of 1200 Sardinians Reconstructs European Y-Chromosome Phylogeny
Published in
Science, August 2013
DOI 10.1126/science.1237947
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Authors

Paolo Francalacci, Laura Morelli, Andrea Angius, Riccardo Berutti, Frederic Reinier, Rossano Atzeni, Rosella Pilu, Fabio Busonero, Andrea Maschio, Ilenia Zara, Daria Sanna, Antonella Useli, Maria Francesca Urru, Marco Marcelli, Roberto Cusano, Manuela Oppo, Magdalena Zoledziewska, Maristella Pitzalis, Francesca Deidda, Eleonora Porcu, Fausto Poddie, Hyun Min Kang, Robert Lyons, Brendan Tarrier, Jennifer Bragg Gresham, Bingshan Li, Sergio Tofanelli, Santos Alonso, Mariano Dei, Sandra Lai, Antonella Mulas, Michael B. Whalen, Sergio Uzzau, Chris Jones, David Schlessinger, Gonçalo R. Abecasis, Serena Sanna, Carlo Sidore, Francesco Cucca

Abstract

Genetic variation within the male-specific portion of the Y chromosome (MSY) can clarify the origins of contemporary populations, but previous studies were hampered by partial genetic information. Population sequencing of 1204 Sardinian males identified 11,763 MSY single-nucleotide polymorphisms, 6751 of which have not previously been observed. We constructed a MSY phylogenetic tree containing all main haplogroups found in Europe, along with many Sardinian-specific lineage clusters within each haplogroup. The tree was calibrated with archaeological data from the initial expansion of the Sardinian population ~7700 years ago. The ages of nodes highlight different genetic strata in Sardinia and reveal the presumptive timing of coalescence with other human populations. We calculate a putative age for coalescence of ~180,000 to 200,000 years ago, which is consistent with previous mitochondrial DNA-based estimates.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 5 2%
Germany 3 1%
Italy 2 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Chile 1 <1%
Ireland 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Unknown 196 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 47 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 46 22%
Student > Master 15 7%
Student > Bachelor 15 7%
Professor > Associate Professor 13 6%
Other 36 17%
Unknown 39 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 65 31%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 53 25%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 5%
Computer Science 7 3%
Social Sciences 7 3%
Other 26 12%
Unknown 43 20%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 144. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 March 2024.
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#288,581
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#7,851
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