Genetic relationships of 15 populations of Guangxi Province / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the genetic relatio ns hips of 15 groups of Guangxi Province, China by using STR polymorphisms. Methods We collected the blood samples of unrelated individuals from different groups and s equenced the STR data with ABI377, and then analyzed all these data with statist ical methods. Results The study on 6 STR loci showed that Jing and Miao n ationalities of Guangxi Province were close to each other, while Yao, Gelao and Mulam nationalities of Guangxi were far from the other groups. Conclusi on The 15 different ethnic groups of Guangxi, China have gene commun ications.