中文摘要：

人类Y染色体短串联重复序列（Y—SIR）具有父系遗传、缺乏重组、分型简单、信息量大、多态性高等特点，是研究人类的起源进化、民族差异、种族差异、群体及地区分布等的有力工具。本文就Y-SIR多态性与其在人类学方面的应用作一综述。

英文摘要：

The human＇s Y chromosome short tandem repeats （Y-STR） has the characteristics such as patrilineal heredity,absence of recombination, simple dlvision, abundant information and high polymorphism. Which is a powerful tool of studying human＇s origin and evolution,difference of nationalities and races,distribution of population and areas. In this article, we will review its polymorphisms and its application in anthropology.