The multiethnic ancestry of Bolivians as revealed by the analysis of Y-chromosome markers

- We conducted an analysis of Y-chromosome markers in 226 Bolivian DNA samples.
- The data were also compared with data on autosomal SNPs and mtDNA.
- Bolivians show on average 29% of Native American and 65% of European ancestry.
- There exists important population sub-structure in the country.
- Bolivians show a strong gender-bias.