Abstract
AbstractThe population of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) is largely derived from settlers who migrated primarily from England and Ireland in the 1700-1800s. Previously described as an isolated founder population, based on historical and demographic studies, data on the genetic ancestry of this population remains fragmentary. Here we describe the largest investigation of patrilineal ancestry in NL. To determine the paternal genetic structure of the population, 1,110 Y chromosomes from an NL based cohort were analyzed using 5,761 Y-specific markers. We identified 160 distinct paternal haplotypes, the majority of which (71.4%) belong to the R1b haplogroup. When NL is compared with global reference populations, the haplotype composition and frequencies of the NL paternal lineages primarily resemble the English and Irish ancestral source populations. There is also evidence for genetic contributions from Basque, French, Portuguese, and Spanish fishermen and early settlers that frequented NL. The population structure shows geographical and religious clustering that can be associated with the settlement of ancestral source populations from England and Ireland. For example, the R1b-M222 haplotype, seen in people of Irish descent, is found clustered in the Irish-settled Southeast region of NL. The clustering and expansion of Y haplotypes in conjunction with the geographical and religious clusters illustrate that limited subsequent in-migration, geographic isolation and societal factors have contributed to the genetic substructure of the NL population and its designation as a founder population.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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