Y-chromosome phylogeographic analysis of the Greek-Cypriot population reveals elements consistent with Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements

Table 1 SAMOVA and AMOVA among the six district of Cyprus based on Y-STR haplotypes and haplogroup frequencies (Hgp freq)

Geographical structure	No. of groups	Percent of variation
		Within population	Among populations within groups	Among groups
Departing districts from the rest of Cyprus		Hg freq	Hg freq	Y-STRs	Hg freq
Kyreneia	2			8.27
Kyreneia. Ammochostos	3			6.01
Kyreneia. Ammochostos. Limassol	4			4.68*
Larnaka/Nicosia	5			4.08
Kyreneia	2				0.57
Kyreneia. Larnaka/Ammochostos	3				0.39*
Kyreneia. Ammochostos. Pafos	4				0.49*
Limassol/Nicosia	5				0.66**
Cyprus. 6 districts as a whole	1	99.39	0.61***		–
Coast. inland	2	99.38	0.53**		0.09
(Nicosia. Pafos. Limassol). (Kyreneia. Ammochostos. Larnaka)	2	99.32	0.51***		0.18
(Kyreneia). (Nicosia. Pafos. Limassol). (Ammochostos. Larnaka)	3	99.25	0.36*		0.39*
(Larnaka. Ammochostos). (Kyreneia. Limassol. Nicosia. Pafos)	2	99.30	0.51**		0.19

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