THE SEARCH FOR Y-CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM IS EXTENDED TO NEGROIDS

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SPURDLE, A
JENKINS, T
机构
[1] S AFRICAN INST MED RES, SCH PATHOL,DEPT HUMAN GENET,MRC, HUMAN ECOGENET RES UNIT, JOHANNESBURG 2000, South Africa
[2] UNIV WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG 2001, South Africa
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10.1093/hmg/1.3.169
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
DNA samples of Negroid and Caucasoid origin were used to screen for Y-specific RFLPs. A total of 7 Y chromosome probes and 13 restriction enzyme digests were used to examine a conservative estimate of 20000bp. No new Y-specific polymorphisms were revealed. The paucity of polymorphism on the Y appears to be unrelated to possible bottleneck effects during raciation.
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