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The distribution of Q-band heteromorphisms in three Kuwaiti communities is reported. Of particular significance is the finding of large-Y segregating at a very high frequency (61.9%) in the Ajman tribesmen; and the absence of small-Y in the two tribal communities. The large variation in size of the Y-chromosome may reflect a unique cytogenetic feature of the inhabitants of the Arabian peninsula.
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Al-Nassar, K.E., Palmer, C.G., Conneally, P.M. et al. The genetic structure of the kuwaiti population II: The distribution of Q-band chromosomal heteromorphisms. Hum Genet 57, 423–427 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281697
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