On the left, the MDS plot of genetic distances in studied
populations and others from the literature. The haplotypes are
available in free supplementary material (pdf). Someone ought to
feed these to Whit Athey's haplogroup predictor to get estimates
of the haplogroup composition of the Arabian populations. Hum
Hered 2009;68:45-54 (DOI: 10.1159/000210448) Local Population
Structure in Arabian Peninsula Revealed by Y-STR Diversity
Farida Alshamali et al. Genetic studies have been underway on
Arabian Peninsula populations because of their pivotal
geographic location for population migration and times of
occurrence. To assist in better understanding population
dynamics in this region, evidence is presented herein on local
population structure in the Arabian Peninsula, based on Y-STR
characterisation in four Arabian samples and its comparison in a
broad geographical scale. Our results demonstrate that geography
played an important role in shaping the genetic structure of the
region around the Near-East. Populatio