Variation at 4 Short Tandem Repeat Loci in 8 Population Groups of India

Document Type

Brief Communication

Authors

Namita Mukherjee, Anthropology and Human Genetics unit, Indian Statistical Institute
Partha P. Majumder, Anthropology and Human Genetics unit, Indian Statistical Institute
Bidyut Roy, Anthropology and Human Genetics unit, Indian Statistical Institute
Monami Roy, Anthropology and Human Genetics unit, Indian Statistical Institute
Badal Dey, Anthropology and Human Genetics unit, Indian Statistical Institute
Mandan Chakraborty, Anthropology and Human Genetics unit, Indian Statistical Institute
Sanat Banerjee, Anthropology and Human Genetics unit, Indian Statistical Institute

Abstract

We have determined the nature and extent of variation at 4 STR loci (CSF1P0, TP OX, TH01, VWA) in 8 caste and tribal population groups of eastern and northern India. Large differences in allele frequencies among the groups were found. Average heterozygosities in all populations were high («*80%). The overall extent of gene differentiation among the 8 groups was high (GST = 0.04). The nature of genomic affinities based on these 4 STR loci does not completely agree with our earlier finding based on classical genetic markers that geographic proximity of habitat has a greater influence on genetic similarity between populations than sociocultural proximity does.

Recommended Citation

Mukherjee, Namita; Majumder, Partha P.; Roy, Bidyut; Roy, Monami; Dey, Badal; Chakraborty, Mandan; and Banerjee, Sanat (1999) "Variation at 4 Short Tandem Repeat Loci in 8 Population Groups of India," Human Biology: Vol. 71: Iss. 3, Article 10.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol71/iss3/10