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Sequence variation of the Mitochondrial DNA hypervariable segment II in some ethnoreligious groups in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Molecular biology reports - 8 Jun 2026
Hussein Nasreen Jalal, Fattah Yousif Mohammed
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA is widely used in population genetics to trace maternal lineage due to its high mutation rate, lack of recombination and exclusive maternal inheritance. This study examines variation in the hypervariable region II (HVS II) of mtDNA among three ethnoreligious groups living in Iraqi Kurdistan. METHODS: A total of 90 samples were included in this study: 34 Bahdini Kurds, 30 Shabaks, and...
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