title: VNTR DNA variation in Siberian indigenous populations.
abstract: The VNTR loci D7S104, D11S129, D18S17, D20S15, and D21S112 in three indigenous Siberian populations were analyzed to determine the populations' genetic structure. Using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, we found that the Siberian indigenous populations of Surinda and Sulamai are separated at the D11S129 locus (p < 0.05). However, the population of Poligus is genetically homogeneous compared with the villages of Sulamai and Surinda. Principal component plots for the sets of VNTR loci cluster the Siberian groups together, reflecting the homogeneity of these populations. An analysis of mean per locus heterozygosity versus the distance from the centroid of distribution suggests gene flow into Sulamai but little genetic exchange with Surinda and Poligus. Ultimately, the VNTR data reflect the genetic distinctiveness of the Kets and the Evenki.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McComb
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blagitko
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Comuzzie
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Schanfield
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Sukernik
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012016:Reference Values; D012800:Siberia; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004247:DNA