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. 2010 Apr 9;86(4):611–620. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.02.014

Table 2.

Y Chromosome Haplogroup Frequencies and Diversity Indices Observed in the South African Coloured Population

Y-Chromosome Hga nb Percent kc Hg D (SD)d Ht D (SD)e Pi (SD)f
Sub-Saharan African

Total 103 45.18 78 0.68 (0.04) 0.99 (0.00) 7.43 (3.50)
E-M2 55 24.12 43 0.99 (0.01) 5.05 (2.48)
E-P68 13 5.70 9 0.92 (0.06) 2.83 (1.59)
A-M51 12 5.26 8 0.94 (0.05) 6.97 (3.52)
B-M150 11 4.82 8 0.89 (0.09) 2.18 (1.30)
E-M35 (xM78, M81, M123, M281) 8 3.51 6 0.93 (0.08) 3.78 (2.13)
B-M112 3 1.32 3 1.00 (0.27) 9.00 (5.72)
E-M123 1 0.44 1

West Eurasian/European

Total 86 37.72 67 0.70 (0.04) 0.99 (0.00) 8.44 (3.94)
R-M343 41 17.98 30 0.98 (0.01) 4.97 (2.46)
I-M170 20 8.77 17 0.99 (0.02) 7.39 (3.61)
R-M17g 12 5.26 10 0.97 (0.04) 3.63 (1.98)
E-M78 5 2.19 5 1.00 (0.13) 4.10 (2.45)
T-M70 4 1.75 1
G-M201 2 0.88 2 1.00 (0.50) 7.00 (5.29)
J-M304 2 0.88 2 1.00 (0.50) 6.00 (4.58)

South/southeast Asian

Total 39 17.11 31 0.81 (0.04) 0.98 (0.01) 8.80 (4.15)
F-M89 (xM201, M69, M170, M304, M9) 14 6.14 13 0.99 (0.03) 8.31 (4.09)
O-M122 8 3.51 5 0.79 (0.15) 2.61 (1.55)
H-M69 5 2.19 3 0.83 (0.22) 6.33 (3.80)
O-M119 4 1.75 2 0.50 (0.26) 1.00 (0.82)
R-M124 3 1.32 3 1.00 (0.27) 6.33 (4.12)
K-M9 (XM20, M186, LLY22 g, M175, M45, M70) 3 1.32 3 1.00 (0.27) 6.67 (4.32)
O-M95 2 0.88 2 1.00 (0.50) 8.00 (6.00)

Note: Table S1 provides the full haplogroup and haplotype (STR) dataset.

a

Khoisan-specific Hg is in italics; pan-African Hgs are underlined; Bantu-specific Hgs are marked with an asterisk. We followed the nomenclature conventions recommended by the Y Chromosome Consortium.47

b

Number of individuals.

c

Number of observed STR haplotypes.

d

Gene diversity based on Hg profiles (Hg D) and standard deviation (SD).

e

Gene diversity based on STR haplotypes (Ht D) and standard deviation (SD).

f

Mean number of pairwise differences (Pi) and standard deviation (SD).

g

Hg R-M17 can also be of Indian origin.