Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages e83-e88, June 2011

Y-STR haplotypes in three ethnic linguistic groups of Angola population

  • Miguel Manuel Melo

      Affiliations

    • General Command of the Police of Angola, Department of Forensic Medicine, Angola
    • Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Oporto, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: General Command of the Police of Angola, Department of Forensic Medicine, Angola.

Forensic Genetics Service, Centre Branch, National Institute of Legal Medicine, Portugal

National Institute of Legal Medicine, Portugal, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Oporto, Portugal

National Institute of Legal Medicine, Portugal, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Received 25 June 2010 published online 01 September 2010.

Abstract 

A total of 166 males from three main ethnic linguistic groups (Bakongo, Kimbundo and Ovimbundo) in Angola population were typed for the Y-chromosome STRs DYS19, DYS389-I, DYS389-II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439 and DYS385 with the PowerPlex Y Kit (Promega). In Angola population a total of 138 haplotypes were identified being 120 unique. The genetic diversity ranged from 0.1478 (DYS392) to 0.7010 (DYS389 II) and the haplotypes diversity for 11 loci was computed to be 0.9969. There are no significant differences between the three ethnic linguistic groups.

Keywords: Y-STRs, Haplotype, Angola population, Ethnic linguistic groups

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PII: S1872-4973(10)00119-5

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.08.002

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages e83-e88, June 2011

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