Gene flow and genetic structure in the Galician population (NW Spain) according to Alu insertions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The most recent Alu insertions reveal different degrees of polymorphism in human populations, and a series of characteristics that make them particularly suitable genetic markers for Human Biology studies. This has led these polymorphisms to be used to analyse the origin and phylogenetic relationships between contemporary human groups. This study analyses twelve Alu sequences in a sample of 216 individuals from the autochthonous population of Galicia (NW Spain), with the aim of studying their genetic structure and phylogenetic position with respect to the populations of Western and Central Europe and North Africa, research that is of special interest in revealing European population dynamics, given the peculiarities of the Galician population due to its geographical situ

SUBMITTER: Varela TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2630999 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature