Non-random distribution of various sizes of human Y chromosomes in different ethnic groups.
One hundred and ninety normal males from three ethnically different populations (Caucasians, American blacks and East Indians) were selected to study the frequency distribution of length of the Y chromosome, fluorescent (f) and non-fluorescent (nf) segments as a function of Y/F, f/F and nf/F indices. The QFQ techniques was performed to identify the f and nf segments. The frequency distribution of the total length of Y chromosome was not normally distributed in all three populations (P less than 0.05). Extensive statistical analysis revealed that the non-random distribution of the total length was due to skewness and kurtosis for both the n and nf segments. The clinical implications as well as evolutionary aspects of such variation in ethnic anthropology are discussed.
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Division of Cytogenetics, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
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D044383:Black People; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D044465:White People; D014998:Y Chromosome