Convergence of Y chromosome STR haplotypes from different SNP haplogroups compromises accuracy of haplogroup prediction

Chuan-Chao Wang, Ling-Xiang Wang, Rukesh Shrestha +5

Short tandem repeats (STRs) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are two kinds of commonly used markers in Y chromosome studies of forensic and population genetics. There has…