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Genetic structure among 38 populations from the United States based on 11 U.S. core Y chromosome STRs.
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 May 2006
Redd Alan J, Chamberlain Veronica F, Kearney Veronica F, Stover Daryn, Karafet Tatiana, Calderon Karl, Walsh Bruce, Hammer Michael F
Abstract excerpt
A DNA database consisting of the 11 Y chromosome short-tandem-repeat (Y-STR) recommended by the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods is constructed for 2517 individuals from 38 populations in the United States. The population samples derive from five ethnic groups currently living in 10 states. A multidimensional scaling (MDS) plot places the populations into four discrete clusters (African Americans...
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