Abstract
Allele and genotype frequencies for 13 autosomal STR loci included in the Promega
Powerplex 16 kit were assessed in 174 individuals from three Garifuna communities
of the Caribbean coasts of Honduras (Central America). For the 13 loci the observed
heterozygocity frequencies ranged from 0.571 for the D5S818 locus to 0.939 for the
D18S51 locus, both in the Corozal population. Deviations from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium,
as well as pairs of loci in linkage disequilibrium (even after Bonferroni corrections
of the level of statistical significance) and high Fis values were observed. These “spurious” results are probably caused by population
substructure (Wahlund effect within communities) and high endogamy.
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Publication history
Published online: March 31, 2008
Accepted:
February 17,
2008
Received in revised form:
January 5,
2008
Received:
August 8,
2007
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