The Nanay Clan Samar: The Structure of Gene Pool Based on Y-Chromosome Markers

The Nanay Clan Samar: The Structure of Gene Pool Based on Y-Chromosome Markers

Y.V. Bogunov, O.V. Maltseva, A.A. Bogunova, and E.V. Balanovskaya.

Members of the Nanai clan Samar reside in the Gorin area of the Khabarovsk Territory. Their gene pool was studied using the SNP markers of the Y-chromosome. The major haplogroup, occurring in more than 83 % of clansmen, is the northern Eurasian haplogroup N1c1-M178. Four other haplogroups are С*-М130, I*-M170, J2a1а-M47, and O2-P31. The most frequent haplogroup, N1c1-М178, indicates mostly Tungus origin of the Samar clan; other haplogroups detected by complete sequencing, such as the minor haplogroup C3*-M130, reveal ties with native populations of the Amur basin. Genetic distances and their multidimensional scaling demonstrate marked affi nities of Samar clansmen with Yakuts, Khakas, and certain groups of Buryats, suggesting a common origin. Nanai of other regions are much further from the Samar.

Keywords: Nanais, tribal structure, Samar clan, gene pool, Y-chromosome, haplogroups.