@article{fdi:010072399, title = {{R}esidence rule flexibility and descent groups dynamics shape uniparental genetic diversities in {S}outh {E}ast {A}sia}, author = {{L}y, {G}. and {A}lard, {B}. and {L}aurent, {R}. and {L}afosse, {S}. and {T}oupance, {B}. and {M}onidarin, {C}. and {D}iffloth, {G}. and {B}ourdier, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {E}vrard, {O}livier and {P}avard, {S}. and {C}haix, {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}bjectives {S}ocial organization plays a major role in shaping human population genetic diversity. {I}n particular, matrilocal populations tend to exhibit less mitochondrial diversity than patrilocal populations, and the other way around for {Y} chromosome diversity. {H}owever, several studies have not replicated such findings. {T}he objective of this study is to understand the reasons for such inconsistencies and further evaluate the influence of social organization on genetic diversity. {M}aterials and {M}ethods {W}e explored uniparental diversity patterns using mitochondrial {HV}1 sequences and 17 {Y}-linked short tandem repeats ({STR}s) in 12 populations (n=619) from mainland {S}outh-{E}ast {A}sia exhibiting a wide range of social organizations, along with quantitative ethno-demographic information sampled at the individual level. {R}esults {M}t{DNA} diversity was lower in matrilocal than in multilocal and patrilocal populations while {Y} chromosome diversity was similar among these social organizations. {T}he reasons for such asymmetry at the genetic level were understood by quantifying sex-specific migration rates from our ethno-demographic data: while female migration rates varied between social organizations, male migration rates did not. {T}his unexpected lack of difference in male migrations resulted from a higher flexibility in residence rule in patrilocal than in matrilocal populations. {I}n addition, our data suggested an impact of clan fission process on uniparental genetic patterns. {C}onclusions {T}he observed lack of signature of patrilocality on {Y} chromosome patterns might be attributed to the higher residence flexibility in the studied patrilocal populations, thus providing a potential explanation for the apparent discrepancies between social and genetic structures. {A}ltogether, this study highlights the need to quantify the actual residence and descent patterns to fit social to genetic structures.}, keywords = {kinship system ; mitochondrial {DNA} ; {Y} chromosome ; matrilocal ; patrilocal ; {CAMBODGE} ; {LAOS}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {P}hysical {A}nthropology}, volume = {165}, numero = {3}, pages = {480--491}, ISSN = {0002-9483}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1002/ajpa.23374}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072399}, }