North African genes in Iberia studied by Y-chromosome DNA haplotype V

Hum Immunol. 2001 Sep;62(9):885-8. doi: 10.1016/s0198-8859(01)00287-7.

Abstract

Haplotype V at the Y-chromosome specific DNA polymorphism (p49/TaqI) was reported in a study concerning 487 males originating from five different geographic locations in Iberia and North Africa. The highest frequency of haplotype V (68.9%) was previously observed in Berbers from Morocco, and it was previously established that this haplotype is a characteristic Berberian haplotype in North Africa. Percentages of haplotype V geographic distribution reveal a gradient of decreasing frequencies with latitude in Iberia: 40.8% in Andalusia, 36.2% in Portugal, 12.1% in Catalonia, and 11.3% in Basques; such a cline of decreasing haplotype V frequencies from the South to the North in Iberia clearly establishes a North African toward Iberian gene flow.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • DNA / analysis*
  • France
  • Gene Frequency*
  • Genetic Markers / genetics
  • Haplotypes / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Islam
  • Male
  • Morocco / ethnology
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Y Chromosome / genetics*

Substances

  • Genetic Markers
  • DNA