Information on the Afro-Asiatic - Cushitic Metapopulation

The Cushitic Metapopulation (Afro-Asiatic - Cushitic) consists of 493 haplotypes (at least minimal) which were published in 3 population studies and were additionally submitted via personal communication (1 submission) .

Most common haplotypes

Count	DYS19	DYS389I	DYS389II	DYS390	DYS391	DYS392	DYS393	DYS385
29	11	13	30	24	10	12	13	16,17
22	15	14	29	23	10	14	13	13,17
21	11	13	31	24	10	12	13	16,17
21	11	13	31	24	10	12	13	16,18
15	14	13	31	27	12	11	13	17,19
11	14	14	33	27	11	11	13	16,19
10	14	13	31	27	11	11	13	17,19
9	11	13	30	24	10	12	12	16,18
8	11	13	30	24	10	12	13	16,18
8	11	13	31	24	10	12	13	16,16

Count	DYS391	DYS389I	DYS439	DYS389II	DYS438	DYS437	DYS19	DYS392	DYS393	DYS390	DYS385
24	10	13	11	30	11	14	11	12	13	24	16,17
22	10	14	11	29	9	14	15	14	13	23	13,17
13	10	13	11	31	11	14	11	12	13	24	16,17
11	10	13	12	31	11	14	11	12	13	24	16,18
11	12	13	12	31	10	14	14	11	13	27	17,19
10	10	13	11	31	11	14	11	12	13	24	16,18
10	11	14	11	33	10	14	14	11	13	27	16,19
8	10	13	11	30	11	14	11	12	12	24	16,18
8	10	14	11	29	9	14	15	14	13	23	13,16
8	11	13	12	31	10	14	14	11	13	27	17,19

Count	DYS456	DYS389I	DYS390	DYS389II	DYS458	DYS19	DYS385	DYS393	DYS391	DYS439	DYS635	DYS392	YGATAH4	DYS437	DYS438	DYS448
20	15	13	24	30	13	11	16,17	13	10	11	21	12	12	14	11	21
16	15	14	23	29	17	15	13,17	13	10	11	20	14	11	14	9	19
11	15	13	27	31	14	14	17,19	13	12	12	22	11	11	14	10	18
8	15	14	23	29	17	15	13,16	13	10	11	20	14	11	14	9	19
8	15	14	27	33	14	14	16,19	13	11	11	22	11	11	14	10	18
7	15	13	27	31	14	14	17,19	13	11	12	22	11	11	14	10	18
7	16	13	24	30	13	11	16,18	12	10	11	21	12	12	14	11	21
5	15	13	24	30	13	11	16,18	13	11	12	21	12	12	14	11	21
5	15	13	24	31	13	11	16,16	13	10	11	21	12	11	14	11	21
5	15	13	24	31	13	11	16,17	13	10	11	21	12	11	14	11	21

Count	DYS576	DYS389I	DYS448	DYS389II	DYS19	DYS391	DYS481	DYS549	DYS533	DYS438	DYS437	DYS570	DYS635	DYS390	DYS439	DYS392	DYS643	DYS393	DYS458	DYS385	DYS456	YGATAH4
2	15	13	20	31	13	10	25	11	10	10	14	19	22	24	11	11	12	13	17	16,17	15	11
2	18	12	21	29	11	10	24	13	12	12	14	19	22	24	11	12	13	13	13	16,20	15	12
2	19	13	19	29	14	10	25	11	12	10	15	19	23	26	11	12	13	14	17	17,18	15	12

Count	DYS576	DYS389I	DYS635	DYS389II	DYS627	DYS460	DYS458	DYS19	YGATAH4	DYS448	DYS391	DYS456	DYS390	DYS438	DYS392	DYS518	DYS570	DYS437	DYS385	DYS449	DYS393	DYS439	DYS481	DYF387S1	DYS533
9	21	13	22	31	23	11	14	14	11	18	12	15	27	10	11	40	18	14	17,19	32	13	12	23	34,37	13
5	15	14	20	29	17	10	17	15	11	19	10	15	23	9	14	35	16	14	13,17	35	13	11	21	38,38	11
4	18	13	21	30	20	11	13	11	12	21	10	15	24	11	12	38	20	14	16,17	32	13	11	24	37,37	11
4	20	14	22	33	24	11	14	14	11	18	11	15	27	10	11	40	18	14	16,19	32	13	11	23	34,37	13
4	20	14	22	33	24	11	14	14	11	18	11	15	28	10	11	40	18	14	16,19	32	13	11	23	34,37	13
3	15	14	20	29	22	11	18	15	11	19	10	15	24	9	13	35	16	14	13,16	39	13	12	23	38,38	11
3	17	14	21	31	21	10	16	14	12	20	10	15	24	10	11	40	20	14	16,18	35	14	10	25	38,38	10
3	21	13	22	31	23	11	14	14	11	18	11	15	27	10	11	40	18	14	17,19	32	13	12	23	34,37	13
2	15	14	20	29	17	10	17	15	11	19	10	15	23	9	14	35	16	14	13,17	35	13	11	21	37,38	11
2	15	14	20	29	17	10	17	15	11	19	10	15	23	9	14	35	17	14	13,16	34	13	11	21	38,38	11

There are no Ymax haplotypes or all haplotypes are singletons.

Population studies

Hallenberg C., Simonsen B., Sanchez J. and Morling N. (2005), 'Y-chromosome STR haplotypes in Somalis.', Forensic Sci Int 151(2-3):317-21 [PubMed] [DOI]
Iacovacci G., D’Atanasio E., Marini O., Coppa A., Sellitto D., Trombetta B., Berti A. and Cruciani F. (2017), 'Forensic data and microvariant sequence characterization of 27 Y-STR loci analyzed in four Eastern African countries', Forensic Science International: Genetics 27:123-31 [DOI]
Bini C., Sarno S., Tangorra E., Iuvaro A., DeFanti S., Tseghereda YG., Pelotti S. and Luiselli D. (2021), 'Haplotype data and forensic evaluation of 23 Y-STR and 12 X-STR loci in eight ethnic groups from Eritrea', Int J Legal Med 135(2):449-453 [DOI]

Information on the Afro-Asiatic - Cushitic Metapopulation

Metapopulation substrcuture

Most common haplotypes

Population studies

Personal communication