Y-STR haplotypes from eight south Indian groups based on five loci

Richard Cordaux; Gillian Bentley; Robert Aunger; S M Sirajuddin; Mark Stoneking

Y-STR haplotypes from eight south Indian groups based on five loci

J Forensic Sci. 2004 Jul;49(4):847-8.

Authors

Richard Cordaux¹, Gillian Bentley, Robert Aunger, S M Sirajuddin, Mark Stoneking

Affiliation

¹ Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 15317211

Abstract

Five Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) loci (DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, and DYS393) were typed in 81 males from seven tribal populations of south India, including 30 Koragas, 23 Yeravas, 5 Mullukurunan, 2 Mullukurumba, 4 Paniya, 3 Kuruchian and 3 Bettakurumba; and 11 south Indian caste individuals of mixed origins.

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, Y*
DNA Fingerprinting / methods
Ethnicity / genetics*
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population*
Haplotypes*
Humans
India
Male
Tandem Repeat Sequences*