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Understanding the Y chromosome variation by haplogroup and haplotype analyses in Koreans
Kyoung-Jin Shin, Ph.D. Department of Forensic Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine
Value of Y-Chromosome Markers
Application Advantage
Forensic case work on sexual assault evidence Male-specific amplification (can avoid differential extraction to separate and epithelial cells) Paternity testing Male children can tied to fathers in motherless cases Missing persons investigations Patrilineal male relatives may be used for reference samples
Y
Non-Recombination Portion of Y chromosome (NRY) Human migration and evolutionary studies Lack of recombination enables comparison of male individuals separated by large periods of time Historical and genealogical research Surnames usually retained by males; can make links where paper trail is limited
Y-STRs (short tandem repeats) Y-SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms)
7 repeats 8 repeats AATG