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. 2023 Sep 1;18(9):e0290844. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290844

Fig 6. Multidimensional scaling (MDS) plots comparing the results of Qatari and Arabian Peninsula populations based on 17 Y-STR markers.

Fig 6

The Qatari population was compared to 38 regions and ethnic groups in the Middle East. The MDS figure was generated using R statistical software version 4.0.3. BHR [C]: Bahrain [Capital], BHR [M]: Bahrain [Muharraq], BHR [N]: Bahrain [Northern], BHR [S]: Bahrain [Southern],IRN [B]: Iran [Birjand, South khorasan], IRN [M]: Iran[Mashhad, Razavi khorasan], IRN [Z]: Iran [Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan], IRQ [A]: Iraq [Arab], IRQ [AN]: Iraq [Arab North], IRQ [I]: Iraq [Iraqi], [K]: Iraq [Kurd], IRQ IRQ [S]: Iraq [Syriac], IRQ [SK]: Iraq [Sorani Kurd], IRQ [T]: Iraq [Turkmen], IRQ [Y]: Iraq [Yazidi], ISR [JA]: Israel [Jewish, Ashkenazi], ISR [JS]: Israel [Jewish, Samaritans], ISR [ND]: Israel [Northern, Druze], JOR [A]: Jordan [South, Aqaba], JOR [K]: Jordan [South, Karak], JOR [M]: Jordan [South, Ma’an], JOR [T]: Jordan [South, Tafila], KWT: Kuwait [Arab], LBN: Lebanon [Lebanese], PSE [CA]: Palestine [Christian Arab], PSE [MA]: Palestine [Muslim Arab], SAU [C]: Saudi Arabia [Central], SAU [E]: Saudi Arabia [east], SAU [N]: Saudi Arabia [north], SAU [S]: Saudi Arabia [south], SAU [W]: Saudi Arabia [west], TUR [D]: Turkey [Dogukoy], TUR [E]: Turkey [Eskikoy], TUR [G]: Turkey [Gocmenkoy], TUR [M]: Turkey [Merkez], UAE: UAE [Arab], YEM [A]: Yemen [Arab], YEM [J]: Yemen [Jews].