Y-chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat Variation in Kurd, Assyrian, and Armenian populations in Iraq Kurdistan

Sabriya K. Khalid, DepartmentofBiology,FacultyofSciences,ZakhoUniversity
Yousif M. Fattah, DepartmentofBiology,FacultyofSciences,ZakhoUniversityFollow

Corresponding Author

Yousif M. Fattah

Authors ORCID

0000-0001-7944-965X

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

North central Middle Eastern countries Iran,Iraq,Turkey,andSyriaall have persistent Kurdish regions. Over thousands of years, several ethnicities have immigrated, settled, or resided in the region, including Turks, Persians, Arabs, Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, Chechens, and Azeris. The aim of the present study is to use a set of Y-STR to characterize the genetic structure of the Kurd, Assyrian, and Armenian population and build a phylogenetic tree among them

Keywords

Geneticdiversity, populationgeneticsofIraqiKurdistan, Y-chromosomeSTRs

How to Cite This Article

Khalid, Sabriya K. and Fattah, Yousif M. (2023) "Y-chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat Variation in Kurd, Assyrian, and Armenian populations in Iraq Kurdistan," Polytechnic Journal: Vol. 12: Iss. 2, Article 16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.v12n2y2022.pp148-157