Article
Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Khoisan populations from southern Africa.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Oct 1992
Soodyall H, Jenkins T
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) were investigated in 95 individuals, consisting of 49 San ('Bushmen') and 46 Nama ('Hottentot') individuals from Namibia, using the restriction enzymes HpaI, BamHI, HaeII, MspI, AvaII and HincII. Six of the eleven types found in the pooled Khoisan sample are shared, albeit at varying frequencies, suggesting that both the San and Nama have...
Topics
- Adult
- Africa, Southern
- Black People
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Pregnancy