Y-Chromosomal insights into the paternal genealogy of the Kerey tribe have called into question their descent from the Stepfather of Genghis Khan

• Maxat Zhabagin ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: zhabagin@biocenter.kz

  Affiliations National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, International Science Complex “Astana”, Astana, Kazakhstan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3414-0610

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• Alizhan Bukayev,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

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• Zhanargul Dyussenova,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan

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• Altyn Zhuraliyeva,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-0529

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• Assel Tashkarayeva,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Research Institute for Jochi Ulus Studies, Astana, Kazakhstan, Astana International University, Astana, Kazakhstan

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• Aigul Zhunussova,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Astana International University, Astana, Kazakhstan

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• Baglan Aidarov,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan

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• Akynkali Darmenov,

  Roles Data curation, Resources

  Affiliation Karaganda Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan named after Barimbek Beisenov, Karaganda, Kazakhstan

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• Ainur Akilzhanova,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Software

  Affiliation National Laboratory Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan

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• Uli Schamiloglu,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

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• Zhaxylyk Sabitov

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations International Science Complex “Astana”, Astana, Kazakhstan, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan, Kazak Historical Society, Astana, Kazakhstan

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