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D1S80 polymorphism in Amerindians from the Amazon region of Brazil.
Human biology - 1 Jun 1998
Vallinoto A C, Cayres-Vallinoto I M, Zago M A, Santos S E, Guerreiro J F
Abstract excerpt
The allele frequency distribution at the D1S80 locus (pMCT118) was analyzed in five Amerindian tribes from the Brazilian Amazon (Zoé, Awá-Guajá, Urubú-Kaapór, Katuena, and Xikrin of Bacajá) and was compared with distributions described for other worldwide populations. Nine different segregating alleles were identified in a sample of 139 individuals; alleles *18, *25, and *30 predominated in all tribes. Although...
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