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. 2003 Mar 10;72(4):1058–1064. doi: 10.1086/374384

Table 2.

Percentages of Y-Chromosome Haplogroups A, E, and E3a in Near Eastern and African Populations[Note]

Haplogroup Frequencies(%)
Group and Population/Region N Aa E E3a
Arab Near East:
 Yemen Hadramawtb 49 NA 10 4
 Yemen Senab 27 NA 0 0
 Bedouinc 32 0 19 0
 Palestiniansc 143 1 20 0
 Syriansd 72 1 23 1
Non-Arab Near East:
 Georgianse 68 0 1 0
 Armenianse 734 0 5 0
 Kurdsc 95 0 7 0
 Azerise 29 0 7 0
 Turkse 173 0 10 0
 Greekse 132 0 27 0
 Kurdish Jewsc 99 0 12 0
 Sephardi Jewsc 78 0 19 0
 Ashkenazi Jewsc 79 0 23 0
Africa:
 Ethiopiansf,g 214 13 68 1
 West Africansf,g,h 530 1 81 69
 Central Africansf 36 0 67 58
 Southern African Bantuf 53 6 81 62
 Southern African Khoisanf,h 129 33 54 36

Note.— Y-chromosome nomenclature is that established by the Y Chromosome Consortium (2002).

a

NA = not available.

b

Thomas et al. (2000).

c

Nebel et al. (2001).

d

Wilson et al. (2001).

e

Weale et al. (2001).

f

Underhill et al. (2000).

g

Semino et al. (2002).

h

Cruciani et al. (2002).