Objective: To establish a classification method to identify different male lineages in a large population, to study the distribution patterns of Y-STR loci mismatches among Han Chinese male lineage members and to explore the mismatch probability distribution among the members with different meiosis intervals in the family.
Methods: Peripheral blood samples of 269 male individuals from 12 lineages in Han Chinese population and 45 unrelated male individuals were collected. Then, Yfiler Plus and ZGWZ FSY or Yfiler Platinum amplification kits were used, obtaining 314 Y-STR haplotypes.