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ArticleBioMed research international2020

Skin Pigmentation Differences between Mongolian, Korean, and Uzbekistan Ancient Human DNA Samples.

Munkhtsetseg Bazarragchaa, Udval Uuganbayar, Kwang-Ho Lee, Kyung-Yong Kim, Kijeong Kim

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Munkhtsetseg BazarragchaaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Biomedicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4051-0251
Udval UuganbayarDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Biomedicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2441-3139
Kwang-Ho LeeDepartment of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyung-Yong KimInstitute of Gene and Genome Research, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1904-9061
Kijeong KimInstitute of Gene and Genome Research, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5132-1774
Chung-Ang University · KRMongolian National University · MN

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Abstract

backgroundThis study reports the use of real-time PCR to identify the SNP rs1545397 in the intron region on the OCA2 gene from ancient and degraded DNA isolated from ancient human bones from Mongolia, Korea, and Uzbekistan. This SNP is a marker for skin pigmentation. LightCycler-based probes (HybProbes) were designed. A LightCycler (version 2.0) system was used for the real-time PCR.

resultsThe results of the real-time PCRs of three different genotypes of SNP rs1545397 were compared with those of the direct sequencing. Melting curve analysis was used for genotype determination. Three genotypes were distinguished: the homozygous T (T/T) SNP type formed a distinct melting peak at 53.3 ± 0.14°C, the homozygous A (A/A) SNP type formed a distinct melting peak at 57.8 ± 0.12°C, and the heterozygous A/T SNP type formed two distinct melting peaks at 53.3 ± 0.17°C and 57.8 ± 0.15°C. Mongolian aDNA samples tested in this study carried all three types of the SNP (A/T, A/A, and T/T) with no distinctly predominant type observed. In contrast, Korean aDNA samples carried the Asian genotype (T/T), while the Uzbekistan aDNA samples carried the European genotype (A/A) more often than the Asian genotype (T/T).

conclusionsHuman Mongolian aDNA samples had A/T, A/A, and T/T SNP rs1545397 with no distinct predominant genotype. When combined with the archeological and aDNA studies of other coupling morphologies with aDNA, our results infer that Mongolia's prehistoric population had considerable heterogeneity of skin color and morphological traits and that in the Neolithic period, a Eurasian or mixed population inhabited the western part of Mongolia.

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Asian PeopleDNA, AncientGenotypeHumansMongoliaPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRepublic of KoreaSkin PigmentationUzbekistanDNA, Ancient

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