Spurdle A B, Jenkins T
Department of Human Genetics, School of Pathology, The South African Institute for Medical Research and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Am J Hum Genet. 1996 Nov;59(5):1126-33.
The Lemba are a southern African Bantu-speaking population claiming Jewish ancestry. Allele frequencies at four different Y-specific polymorphic loci, as well as extended-haplotype frequencies that included data from several loci, were analyzed in an attempt to establish the genetic affinities and origins of the Lemba. The results suggest that > or = 50% of the Lemba Y chromosomes are Semitic in origin, approximately 40% are Negroid, and the ancestry of the remainder cannot be resolved. These Y-specific genetic findings are consistent with Lemba oral tradition, and analysis of the history of Jewish people and their association with Africa indicates that the historical facts are not incompatible with theories concerning the origin of the Lemba.
伦巴人是南部非洲说班图语的群体，自称有犹太血统。对四个不同的Y染色体特异性多态位点的等位基因频率以及包含多个位点数据的扩展单倍型频率进行了分析，以试图确定伦巴人的遗传亲缘关系和起源。结果表明，至少50%的伦巴人Y染色体起源于闪米特人，约40%起源于黑人，其余部分的血统无法确定。这些Y染色体特异性的遗传发现与伦巴人的口述传统一致，对犹太人历史及其与非洲关联的分析表明，历史事实与关于伦巴人起源的理论并非不相容。
