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Distribution of Y chromosome lineages in Jerba island population
Houssein Khodjet el Khil1, Raja Triki Marrakchi, Besma Yacoubi Loueslati
1Laboratoire de Génétique moléculaire, Immunologie et Biotechnologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire 2092 Manar II, Tunisia. Houssein.KhodjetElKhil@fst.rnu.tn
Abstract:
We have analysed Y chromosome polymorphism on six STR markers (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, and DYS393) and eight classical UEP markers (SRY10831a, YAP, SRY4064, M2, 92R7, M9, SRY2627 and 12f2) in three distinct ethnical, linguistic and cultural groups of Jerba island (Berbers, Arabs and a Jerban group of Sub-Saharan origin). Fst genetic distance and principal co-ordinate analysis based on STR haplotype frequencies, showed a genetic differentiation between the three Jerban groups and a genetic relationship between Jerban Berbers and Mozabites (a well defined Berber group in Algeria). Compound use of UEP and STR markers have increased discriminatory capacity. The detection of the most common haplotype (H9) in both Berbers and Mozabites may be useful in forensic special cases.
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