Multiple southward migrations of Neolithic Chinese farmers into Southeast Asia revealed from large-scale Y-chromosome sequences
Sichuan University · West China Hospital of Sichuan University · +6 more institutions
Abstract
The scale and timing of genetic contributions from ancient millet- and rice-farming populations in China to Southeast Asian populations remain incompletely understood, particularly concerning Y-chromosome diversity. Here, a comprehensive dataset of Chinese Y-chromosome variations, including 1507 high-coverage sequences from ethnolinguistically diverse groups, was analyzed alongside 780 ancient genomes from eastern Eurasia and 1748 low-coverage sequences from Southeast Asia. We reconstructed a high-resolution, time-calibrated Y-chromosome phylogeny, revealing multiple male-biased expansions associated with Neolithic cultural innovations in South China. These expansions markedly shaped the paternal ancestry of…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 61.80
- Percentile
- 99%
- References
- 108
Authors
19- MWMengge WangCorresponding
Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Institute of Forensic Science, Chongqing Medical University
- YLYunhui Liu
Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Institute of Forensic Science, Chongqing Medical University
- LLLintao Luo
Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Institute of Forensic Science, Chongqing Medical University
- ZWZhiyong Wang
Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Institute of Forensic Science, Chongqing Medical University
- YFYuhang Feng
Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chongqing Medical University
Topics & keywords
- Southeast asia
- Haplogroup
- Phylogeography
- Mainland
- China
- Middle East
- Human migration
- Ancient DNA