D1S80 POPULATION-DATA IN AFRICAN-AMERICANS, CAUCASIANS, SOUTHEASTERN HISPANICS, SOUTHWESTERN HISPANICS, AND ORIENTALS

Allele frequencies for the locus D1S80 were determined in African Amer ican, Caucasian, Southeastern Hispanic, Southwestern Hispanic, and Ori ental sample populations using the polymerase chain reaction and subse quent electrophoresis and silver staining of the amplified products. D ue to the presence of anodal and cathodal electrophoretic variants (in reference to the steps in an allelic ladder), allele frequencies were established using a classification protocol based on the steps in the allelic ladder. All sample populations met Hardy-Weinberg expectation s for D1S80. In addition, there was no evidence for association of all eles between the loci D1S80 and D1S7. The product of allele frequencie s from the data from the sample populations in this study can be used in forensic analyses and paternity tests to estimate the frequency of a D1S80 DNA genotype.