ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
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Fixed Bin Population Data for the VNTR Loci D1S7, D2S44, D4S139, D5S110, D10S28, and D14S13 in a Population Sample from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Budowle, B
Forensic Science Research and Training Center, FBI Academy, Virginia

Moura-Neto, RS
Instituto de Biologia, UFRJ, RJ

(Received 11 December 1996; accepted 31 January 1997)

Abstract

Fixed bin frequencies for the VNTR loci D1S7, D2S44, D4S139, D5S110, D10S28, and D14S13 were determined in a Rio de Janeiro sample population. The data were generated by RFLP analysis of HaeIII-digested genomic DNA and chemiluminescent detection. The six VNTR loci meet Hardy-Weinberg expectations, and there is no evidence for association of alleles between the VNTR loci. The frequency data can be used in forensic analyses and paternity tests to estimate the frequency of a DNA profile in the general Brazilian population.

Keywords:
forensic science, DNA typing, gene frequency, population genetics, Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, restriction fragment length polymorphism, D1S7, D2S44, D4S139, D5S110, D10S28, D14S13, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Paper ID: JFS14233J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14233J
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