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Y-STR

A Y-STR is a short tandem repeat (STR) on the Y chromosome. Y-STRs are often deignated by DYS numbers.

Y-STRs are often used in genealogical DNA testing.

See also

• List of DYS markers
• Tandem repeat
• Genealogical DNA test

External links

Diagrams

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (http://www.cstl.nist.gov/biotech/strbase/ystrpos1.htm) — Y STR Positions along Y Chromosome

Fact sheets

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (http://www.cstl.nist.gov/biotech/strbase/ystr_fact.htm) — Summary List of Y Chromosome STR Loci and Available Fact Sheets
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/str_fact.htm) — STR Fact Sheets
• dna.reinyday.com (http://dna.reinyday.com/464/) — DYS464

Databases

• ystr.org (http://www.ystr.org/) — Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database
• ysearch.org (http://www.ysearch.org/) — T-DNA database
• ybase.org (http://www.ybase.org/) — Y-chromosome marker database