Genetic structure of nomadic Bedouin from Kuwait

Mohammad, Talal, Xue, Yali, Evison, Martin and Tyler-Smith, Chris (2009) Genetic structure of nomadic Bedouin from Kuwait. Heredity, 103 (5). pp. 425-433. ISSN 0018-067X

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Abstract

Bedouin are traditionally nomadic inhabitants of the Persian Gulf who claim descent from two male lineages: Adnani and Qahtani. We have investigated whether or not this tradition is reflected in the current genetic structure of a sample of 153 Bedouin males from six Kuwaiti tribes, including three tribes from each traditional lineage. Volunteers were genotyped using a panel of autosomal and Y-STRs, and Y-SNPs. The samples clustered with their geographical neighbours in both the autosomal and Y-chromosomal analyses, and showed strong evidence of genetic isolation and drift. Although there was no evidence of segregation into the two male lineages, other aspects of genetic structure were in accord with tradition.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adnani and Qahtani lineages, Y chromosome, autosomal STRs
Subjects:	F100 Chemistry F400 Forensic and Archaeological Science
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Applied Sciences
Depositing User:	Ay Okpokam
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2012 13:47
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 17:31
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4583

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