Haplogroup Distribution of Uzbeks from Southern Kazakhstan - 27 Y-STR Loci

This article presents a population dataset of 27 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (Y-STR) loci obtained from 501 unrelated Uzbek males residing in southern Kazakhstan.

Samples were collected from four geographic locations: Saryagash District (N = 79), Sayram District (N = 213), Taraz (N = 70), and Turkistan (N = 139).

Haplogroup prediction based on Y-STR haplotypes showed that the paternal gene pool is mainly represented by haplogroups R1a (21.6%) and C2 (21.4%), followed by J2, R1b, N1, O2, and Q.

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