Human evolution: How recent were the Y chromosome ancestors?

Authors
Brookfield, JFY
Citation
Jfy. Brookfield, Human evolution: How recent were the Y chromosome ancestors?, CURR BIOL, 10(19), 2000, pp. R722-R723
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
19
Year of publication
2000
Pages
R722 - R723
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(20001005)10:19<R722:HEHRWT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Recent findings of low sequence variability of Y chromosome genes has led t o suggestions that the most recent ancestor of human Y chromosomes existed around 50,000 years ago and human population size expanded about 28,000 yea rs ago. But what level of confidence can we have in these estimates? (C) 20 00 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.