Table 1 Y-chromosome genetic diversity parameters in Tunisian populations.

From: Insights into the Middle Eastern paternal genetic pool in Tunisia: high prevalence of T-M70 haplogroup in an Arab population

Ethnic group

Population

N

17 Y-STR

12 Y-STR

K

HD

MNPD

K

H ± SD

MNPD

Arabs

Kairouan

49

42

0.993 ± 0.005

6.850 ± 3.280

31

0.953 ± 0.018

4.455 ± 2.234

Wesletia

46

32

0.973 ± 0.012

8.713 ± 4.096

25

0.950 ± 0.016

5.989 ± 2.908

Zriba

31

–

–

–

5

0.569 ± 0.079

1.165 ± 0.771

Andalusians

Zaghouan

32

29

0.994 ± 0.009

7.590 ± 3.636

24

0.977 ± 0.013

5.340 ± 2.645

Qalaat-El-Andalous

19

–

–

–

5

0.386 ± 0.138

1.982 ± 1.170

El Alia

43

–

–

–

32

0.979 ± 0.011

6.913 ± 3.315

Testour

48

–

–

–

37

0.984 ± 0.009

6.453 ± 3.108

Slouguia

22

–

–

–

17

0.969 ± 0.024

6.372 ± 3.139

Berbers

Sejenane

47

36

0.969 ± 0.017

8.574 ± 4.034

29

0.942 ± 0.021

5.709 ± 2.784

Takrouna

19

12

0.900 ± 0.058

4.105 ± 2.139

9

0.777 ± 0.095

2.426 ± 1.376

Chenini-Douiret

27

23

0.988 ± 0.013

5.931 ± 2.921

17

0.960 ± 0.020

4.415 ± 2.248

Jradou

32

14

0.840 ± 0.055

2.362 ± 1.322

5

0.671 ± 0.061

1.411 ± 0.886

Sened

35

25

0.976 ± 0.013

6.744 ± 3.256

18

0.890 ± 0.043

4.142 ± 2.111

Bou-Omrane

40

11

0.809 ± 0.051

3.179 ± 1.679

7

0.715 ± 0.048

1.993 ± 1.148

Bou-Saad

40

18

0.946 ± 0.015

3.960 ± 2.024

8

0.639 ± 0.075

1.930 ± 1.120

Kesra

23

–

–

–

14

0.905 ± 0.051

3.173 ± 1.703

Cosmopolitans

Tunis

33

30

0.992 ± 0.010

9.034 ± 4.267

27

0.981 ± 0.014

6.060 ± 2.960

Sousse

218

156

0.991 ± 0.002

9.254 ± 4.269

125

0.975 ± 0.004

6.346 ± 3.020

  1. N: Sample size, K: Number of different haplotypes, HD: Haplotype diversity, MNPD: Mean Number of Pairwise Differences.
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