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Allele frequency data for 23 aSTR for different ethnic groups from Republic of Zimbabwe

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In order to determine the population allele frequencies of autosomal STR markers of forensic interest in the Zimbabwean population, we analyzed a sample of 478 individuals from 19 different ethnic groups using the PowerPlex® Fusion 6C Kit (Promega Corp, Madison, Wisconsin). The data obtained were compared among the different Zimbabwean ethnic groups as well as with several African populations to establish whether significant differences exist among them. No significant differences were found among the ethnic groups in Zimbabwe. Statistically significant differences were observed between allele frequencies in Zimbabwe and some other African populations, although FST with neighboring Bantu populations from South and Southeast regions were low (below 0.005 in most single locus comparisons).

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LG was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq (ref. 306342/2019-7), and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – FAPERJ (CNE-2018).

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  1. LIDMO, EME1, Independencia 644,4A, Córdoba, Argentina

    Alicia Borosky & Carlos Vullo

  2. Forensic Genetics Laboratory, Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, Córdoba, Argentina

    Martina Rotondo & Carlos Vullo

  3. Department of Anthropology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    Shari Eppel

  4. DNA Diagnostic Laboratory (LDD), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Brazil

    Leonor Gusmão

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Borosky, A., Rotondo, M., Eppel, S. et al. Allele frequency data for 23 aSTR for different ethnic groups from Republic of Zimbabwe. Int J Legal Med 135, 1753–1765 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-021-02514-1

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