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Human Genetics (Online First)
Y-chromosomal DNA haplogroups and their implications for the dual origins of the Koreans
Han-Jun Jin et al.
We have analyzed eight Y-chromosomal binary markers (YAP, RPS4Y711, M9, M175, LINE1, SRY+465, 47z, and M95) and three Y-STR markers (DYS390, DYS391, and DYS393) in 738 males from 11 ethnic groups in east Asia in order to study the male lineage history of Korea. Haplogroup DE-YAP was found at a high frequency only in Japan but was also present at low frequencies in northeast Asia, including 2.5% in Korea, suggesting a northern origin for these chromosomes. Haplogroup C-RPS4Y711 was present in Korea and Manchuria at moderate frequencies: higher than in populations from southeast Asia, but lower than those in the northeast, which may imply a northern Asian expansion of these lineages, perhaps from Mongolia or Siberia. The major Y-chromosomal expansions in east Asia were those of haplogroup O-M175 (and its sublineages). This haplogroup is likely to have originated in southern east Asia and subsequently expanded to all of east Asia. The moderate frequency of one sublineage in the Koreans, haplogroup O-LINE1 (12.5%), could be a result of interaction with Chinese populations. The age of another sublineage, haplogroup O-SRY+465, and Y-STR haplotype diversity provide evidence for relatively recent male migration, originally from China, through Korea into Japan. In conclusion, the distribution pattern of Y-chromosomal haplogroups reveals the complex origin of the Koreans, resulting from genetic contributions involving the northern Asian settlement and range expansions mostly from southern-to-northern China.
Posted by Dienekes at September 26, 2003 06:52 PM | PermaLinkIn a way another proof that language matters if you want to reveal the origin of populations even if the migration may be lower than expected.
Hello, I have as a Korean heard since I was a kid thatr Koreans are originally from the Ural-Altaic region. Is there any truth to this? What is the most likely area that Koreans originated from? Central Asia, Siberia, Mongolia?
Also, are there any good books I can read regarding my questions? I recently finished "The journey of Man" by Spencer Wells, but was dissapointed at the lack of information he provides about North East Asian genetic origins.
Thank you
Tay Park