Population genetics of Y-chromosomal STRs in Amharic males from Ethiopia

摘要

The Y-STRs are well established in the forensic routine casework. We analysed buccal swab samples from 173 unrelated males of an African population from Ethiopia-the Amharics. The allele and haplotype frequency data, the exclusion power of the STRs and the haplotype diversity were calculated. The most frequent haplotypes are obtained with a frequency of 0 023. The haplotype diversity using these 12 loci was estimated with 0.9974 and the power of discrimination with 0,9917. The allele diversity differs between 0 068 and 0.747.