RT Journal A1 Karmin, Monika A1 Saag, Lauri A1 Vicente, Mário A1 Sayres, Melissa A. Wilson A1 Järve, Mari A1 Talas, Ulvi Gerst A1 Rootsi, Siiri A1 Ilumäe, Anne-Mai A1 Mägi, Reedik A1 Mitt, Mario A1 Pagani, Luca A1 Puurand, Tarmo A1 Faltyskova, Zuzana A1 Clemente, Florian A1 Cardona, Alexia A1 Metspalu, Ene A1 Sahakyan, Hovhannes A1 Yunusbayev, Bayazit A1 Hudjashov, Georgi A1 DeGiorgio, Michael A1 Loogväli, Eva-Liis A1 Eichstaedt, Christina A1 Eelmets, Mikk A1 Chaubey, Gyaneshwer A1 Tambets, Kristiina A1 Litvinov, Sergei A1 Mormina, Maru A1 Xue, Yali A1 Ayub, Qasim A1 Zoraqi, Grigor A1 Korneliussen, Thorfinn Sand A1 Akhatova, Farida A1 Lachance, Joseph A1 Tishkoff, Sarah A1 Momynaliev, Kuvat A1 Ricaut, François-Xavier A1 Kusuma, Pradiptajati A1 Razafindrazaka, Harilanto A1 Pierron, Denis A1 Cox, Murray P. A1 Sultana, Gazi Nurun Nahar A1 Willerslev, Rane A1 Muller, Craig A1 Westaway, Michael A1 Lambert, David A1 Skaro, Vedrana A1 Kovačevic´, Lejla A1 Turdikulova, Shahlo A1 Dalimova, Dilbar A1 Khusainova, Rita A1 Trofimova, Natalya A1 Akhmetova, Vita A1 Khidiyatova, Irina A1 Lichman, Daria V. A1 Isakova, Jainagul A1 Pocheshkhova, Elvira A1 Sabitov, Zhaxylyk A1 Barashkov, Nikolay A. A1 Nymadawa, Pagbajabyn A1 Mihailov, Evelin A1 Seng, Joseph Wee Tien A1 Evseeva, Irina A1 Migliano, Andrea Bamberg A1 Abdullah, Syafiq A1 Andriadze, George A1 Primorac, Dragan A1 Atramentova, Lubov A1 Utevska, Olga A1 Yepiskoposyan, Levon A1 Marjanovic´, Damir A1 Kushniarevich, Alena A1 Behar, Doron M. A1 Gilissen, Christian A1 Vissers, Lisenka A1 Veltman, Joris A. A1 Balanovska, Elena A1 Derenko, Miroslava A1 Malyarchuk, Boris A1 Metspalu, Andres A1 Fedorova, Sardana A1 Eriksson, Anders A1 Manica, Andrea A1 Mendez, Fernando L. A1 Karafet, Tatiana M. A1 Veeramah, Krishna R. A1 Bradman, Neil A1 Hammer, Michael F. A1 Osipova, Ludmila P. A1 Balanovsky, Oleg A1 Khusnutdinova, Elza K. A1 Johnsen, Knut A1 Remm, Maido A1 Thomas, Mark G. A1 Tyler-Smith, Chris A1 Underhill, Peter A. A1 Willerslev, Eske A1 Nielsen, Rasmus A1 Metspalu, Mait A1 Villems, Richard A1 Kivisild, Toomas T1 A recent bottleneck of Y chromosome diversity coincides with a global change in culture JF Genome Research JO Genome Research YR 2015 FD April 01 VO 25 IS 4 SP 459 OP 466 DO 10.1101/gr.186684.114 UL http://genome.cshlp.org/content/25/4/459.abstract AB It is commonly thought that human genetic diversity in non-African populations was shaped primarily by an out-of-Africa dispersal 50–100 thousand yr ago (kya). Here, we present a study of 456 geographically diverse high-coverage Y chromosome sequences, including 299 newly reported samples. Applying ancient DNA calibration, we date the Y-chromosomal most recent common ancestor (MRCA) in Africa at 254 (95% CI 192–307) kya and detect a cluster of major non-African founder haplogroups in a narrow time interval at 47–52 kya, consistent with a rapid initial colonization model of Eurasia and Oceania after the out-of-Africa bottleneck. In contrast to demographic reconstructions based on mtDNA, we infer a second strong bottleneck in Y-chromosome lineages dating to the last 10 ky. We hypothesize that this bottleneck is caused by cultural changes affecting variance of reproductive success among males.