PHENOTYPE DIFFERENCES OF STRS IN 7 HUMAN-POPULATIONS

A maximum of 6 STR systems (TH01, VWA, ACTBP2, FES, F13B, D21S11) was investigated in 7 human populations (Germans, Turks, Moroccans, Japane se, Chinese, Papuans, Ovambos). In each population no deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed. Out of each population the p henotypes of 50 individuals (comprising 3 to 6 STRs) were randomly sel ected. Based on the phenotype frequencies interpopulation comparisons were carried out using the frequencies of each other population. Withi n major ethnic groups only minor differences in phenotype frequencies were found. Between major ethnic groups differences of up to several o rders of magnitude could be observed. The most discriminative STRs for interpopulation comparisons were TH01, FES and F13B.