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Population variation in molecular polymorphisms of the short arm of the human X chromosome.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Jul 1991
Papiha S S, Mastana S S, Roberts D F, Onyemelukwe G C, Bhattacharya S S
Abstract excerpt
Five DNA probes (RC8, 754, XJ 1-1, pert 87.8, and L1.28) from the short arm of the human X chromosome were investigated in samples from five populations (English, Nigerian, Chinese, Muslim, and Hindu from India). The variation in the allele frequencies of several probes between different groups was significant. The average heterozygosity in females of the five populations ranged from 32% to 51%. The genetic...
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