VARIATION IN DNA POLYMORPHISMS OF THE SHORT ARM OF THE HUMAN X-CHROMOSOME - GENETIC AFFINITY OF PARSI FROM WESTERN INDIA

Authors
ALMAGHTHEH M RAY V MASTANA SS GARRALDA MD BHATTACHARYA SS PAPIHA SS
Citation
M. Almaghtheh et al., VARIATION IN DNA POLYMORPHISMS OF THE SHORT ARM OF THE HUMAN X-CHROMOSOME - GENETIC AFFINITY OF PARSI FROM WESTERN INDIA, Human heredity, 43(4), 1993, pp. 239-243
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Human heredity → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015652
Volume
43
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
239 - 243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5652(1993)43:4<239:VIDPOT>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Four DNA probes (L754, p99-6, pERT87-1 and pERT87-15) from the short a rm of the human X chromosome were studied in two European (English and Spanish) and two Asiatic Indian (Maratha and Parsi) populations. All four RFLPs showed conclusive heterogeneity among the four populations. Nei's genetic distance (d) matrix shows an affinity between the Parsi s and the population from southern Europe. There is an interesting sug gestion of a west to east cline for allele 2 detected by probe L754. Genetic heterogeneity found for the X-linked RFLPs prove that these ma rkers are a useful tool for population genetics studies.