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Interpopulational and intrapopulational genetic diversity of Amerindians as revealed by six variable number of tandem repeats.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Zago M A, Silva Júnior W A, Tavella M H, Santos S E, Guerreiro J F, Figueiredo M S
Abstract excerpt
The allele frequencies of six VNTRs (D1S80, D4S43, ApoB 3' VNTR, von Willebrand factor VNTR-I, DXS52 and DYS19) in 123 Amerindians from five tribes (Arara, Wayana-Apalai, Wayampi, Yanomama and Kayapo) were compared with three other Brazilian populations: Whites, Blacks, and individuals of Japanese extraction. The data clearly distinguished the four populations, and measurements of diversity show a decreasing...
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