1. Allele frequency data for 23 aSTR for different ethnic groups from Republic of Zimbabwe.
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Borosky, Alicia, Rotondo, Martina, Eppel, Shari, Gusmão, Leonor, and Vullo, Carlos
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GENE frequency ,ETHNIC groups ,AFRICANS - Abstract
In order to determine the population allele frequencies of autosomal STR markers of forensic interest in the Zimbabwean population, we analyzed a sample of 478 individuals from 19 different ethnic groups using the PowerPlex® Fusion 6C Kit (Promega Corp, Madison, Wisconsin). The data obtained were compared among the different Zimbabwean ethnic groups as well as with several African populations to establish whether significant differences exist among them. No significant differences were found among the ethnic groups in Zimbabwe. Statistically significant differences were observed between allele frequencies in Zimbabwe and some other African populations, although F
ST with neighboring Bantu populations from South and Southeast regions were low (below 0.005 in most single locus comparisons). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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