ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 2

Distribution of D1S80 Alleles in the Bahrainian Population
Budowle, B
Forensic Science Research and Training Center, FBI Academy,

Rogers, C
University of Strathclyde,

Balamurugan, K
Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency,

Tahir, MA
Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency,

Alkhayyat, M
Forensic Science Laboratory,

El-Gohary, M
Tanta University,

(Received 5 February 1999; accepted 15 March 1999)

Abstract

This study demonstrates that the locus D1S80 is highly polymorphic in the Bahrainian population. There were 24 different D1S80 alleles and 51 distinct genotypes observed in 198 Bahrainians. There was one allele observed that was smaller than the 14 repeat allele. This data set meets the Hardy-Weinberg expectations (HWE) and could be a useful marker for parentage testing and forensic applications.

Keywords:
forensic science, D1S80, variable number of tandem repeats, population genetics, Bahrain, DNA typing, polymerase chain reaction

Paper ID: JFS14609J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14609J
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