Genetic diversity and forensic application of Y-filer STRs in four major ethnic groups of Pakistan

Abstract 17 Y-chromosomal STRs which are part of the Yfiler Amplification Kit were investigated in 493 unrelated Pakistani individuals belonging to the Punjabi, Sindhi, Baloch, and Pathan ethnic groups. We have assessed the forensic parameters and population genetic structure for each group. Among t...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Salman Ikram, Tahir Mehmood, Allah Rakha, Sareen Akhtar, Muhammad Imran Mahmood Khan, Wedad Saeed Al-Qahtani, Fatmah Ahmed Safhi, Sibte Hadi, Chuan-Chao Wang, Atif Adnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-09028-z