Population genetic data of 15 tetrameric short tandem repeats (STRs) in Berbers from Morocco.
The allele frequency distribution of 15 short tandem repeats (STR) loci contained in the AmpFlSTR Identifiler PCR Amplification Kit (Applied Biosystems), was determined in two Berber populations from Asni and Bouhria, in Central and Eastern Morocco, respectively. A total of 209 individuals were typed. No deviations from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed for Asni at the 15 STRs loci whereas for the Bouhria samples, two loci (D5S818 and TH01) showed significant departures from Hardy-Weinberg expectations (after Bonferroni's correction). All loci are highly polymorphic and population differentiation tests showed that the Moroccan samples from Asni and Bouhria have significant differences in 4 out of 15 loci (D21S11, D7S820, D16S539 and TPOX). The aim of the study was to obtain accurate allele frequencies relevant for forensic applications. Comparative analyses between our population data and other population samples gathered from the literature are also presented.
Coudray
Clotilde
C
Anthropology Center, UMR 8555 CNRS, 37 Allées Jules Guesde, 31073 Toulouse, France.
Guitard
Evelyne
E
Keyser-Tracqui
Christine
C
Melhaoui
Mohamed
M
Cherkaoui
Mohamed
M
Larrouy
Georges
G
Dugoujon
Jean-Michel
JM
D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences