Y-STR diversity and ethnic admixture in White and Mulatto Brazilian population samples
Genet. mol. biol
;
29(4): 605-607, 2006. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
We investigated 50 Mulatto and 120 White Brazilians for the Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (Y-STR) markers (DYS19, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392 and DYS393) and found 79 different haplotypes in the White and 35 in the Mulatto sample. Admixture estimates based on allele frequencies showed that the admixture of the white sample was 89 percent European, 6 percent African and 5 percent Amerindian while the Mulatto sample was 93 percent European and 7 percent African. Results were consistent with historical records of the directional mating between European males and Amerindian or African females.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Y Chromosome
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Black People
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White People
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Genetics, Population
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Genet. mol. biol
Journal subject:
Genetics
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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