Borbély, Noémi and Székely, Orsolya and Szeifert, Bea and Gerber, Dániel and Máthé, István and Benkő, Elek and Mende, Balázs Gusztáv and Egyed, Balázs and Pamjav, Horolma and Szécsényi-Nagy, Anna (2023) High Coverage Mitogenomes and Y-Chromosomal Typing Reveal Ancient Lineages in the Modern-Day Székely Population in Romania. GENES, 14 (1). pp. 1-23. ISSN 2073-4425
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Abstract
Here we present 115 whole mitogenomes and 92 Y-chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) profiles from a Hungarian ethnic group, the Székelys (in Romanian: Secuii, in German: Sekler), living in southeast Transylvania (Romania). The Székelys can be traced back to the 12th century in the region, and numerous scientific theories exist as to their origin. We carefully selected sample providers that had local ancestors inhabiting small villages in the area of Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely in Romania. The results of our research and the reported data signify a qualitative leap compared to previous studies since it presents the first complete mitochondrial DNA sequences and Y-chromosomal profiles of 23 STRs from the region. We evaluated the results with population genetic and phylogenetic methods in the context of the modern and ancient populations that are either geographically or historically related to the Székelys. Our results demonstrate a predominantly local uniparental make-up of the population that also indicates limited admixture with neighboring populations. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed the presumed eastern origin of certain maternal (A, C, D) and paternal (Q, R1a) lineages, and, in some cases, they could also be linked to ancient DNA data from the Migration Period (5th–9th centuries AD) and Hungarian Conquest Period (10th century AD) populations.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Now published in Genes doi: 10.3390/genes14010133 (MTMT:33549331) Received: 4 November 2022 / Revised: 22 December 2022 / Accepted: 27 December 2022 / Published: 3 January 2023 |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > H Social Sciences (General) / társadalomtudomány általában |
SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2024 11:12 |
Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2024 11:12 |
URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/190396 |
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