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Y-STR diversity and sex-biased gene flow among Caribbean populations.
Gene - 1 Mar 2013
Simms Tanya M, Wright Marisil R, Martinez Emanuel, Regueiro Maria, McCartney Quinn, Herrera Rene J
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we report, for the first time, the allele and haplotype frequencies of 17 Y-STR (Y-filer) loci in the populations of Haiti, Jamaica and the Bahamas (Abaco, Eleuthera, Exuma, Grand Bahama, Long Island and New Providence). This investigation was undertaken to assess the paternal genetic structure of the abovementioned Caribbean islands. A total of 607 different haplotypes were identified among...
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