Table 1.

RM Y-STR Haplotype Characteristics in a Global Set of 12,272 Individuals from 111 Populations Summarized for Regional Groups

Group	Individuals	Populations	Haplotypes	Haplotype diversity	θ	Average number of differing loci
Sub-Saharan Africa	303	5	300	0.99993	0.00006	16.5
North Africa	452	4	445	0.99992	0.00010	16.2
Middle East	100	1	100	1.0	0	15.26
Central Asia	86	1	80	0.99836	0.0012	16.18
South Asia	661	8	644	0.99992	0.00009	17.5
East Asia	967	7	964	0.999994	0.000006	17.3
South East Asia	634	6	630	0.99998	0.00002	16.6
Aboriginal Australian	100	1	96	0.99919	0.00069	16.8
Native American	365	10	357	0.99986	0.00015	17.4
Admixed Native American	764	12	758	0.99998	0.00002	17.5
European	5,618	38	5599	0.9999988	0.000001	17.4
Migrant Sub-Saharan Africa	663	5	659	0.99998	0.000004	16.3
Migrant European	731	3	730	0.999996	0.000004	17.0
Migrant Asian	649	7	645	0.99998	0.00002	16.7
Bhutana	78	2	56	0.99434	0.00794	13.9
Biaka Pygmya	101	1	94	0.99822	0.00226	17.5
Global	12,272	111	12,156	0.9999985	0.00000238	16.5

^aBhutan and Biaka Pygmies were not assigned to a larger geographic group as the individuals sampled were ascertained differently (Bhutan), or are known to have different population characteristics to all other study populations (Biaka, see Materials and Methods and DNA Samples).