Y-chromosome variability and genetic history of Commons from Northern Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Genetic drift and admixture are driving forces in human evolution, but their concerted impact to population evolution in historical times and at a micro-geographic scale is poorly assessed. In this study we test a demographic model encompassing both admixture and drift to the case of social-cultural isolates such as the so-called "Commons."

Materials and methods

Commons are peculiar institutions of medieval origins whose key feature is the tight relationship between population and territory, mediated by the collective property of shared resources. Here, we analyze the Y-chromosomal genetic structure of four Commons (for a total of 366 samples) from the Central and Eastern Padana plain in Northern Italy.

Results

Our results reveal that all these groups exhib

SUBMITTER: Sarno S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360088 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature