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. 1986 Sep;74(1):90-2.
doi: 10.1007/BF00278792.

A Taq 1 gamma-globin DNA polymorphism: an African-specific marker

J S Wainscoat, A E Kulozik, M Ramsay, A G Falusi, D J Weatherall

A Taq 1 gamma-globin DNA polymorphism: an African-specific marker

J S Wainscoat et al. Hum Genet. 1986 Sep.

Abstract

The allele frequency of a Taq 1 gamma-globin gene restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is reported in ten population groups. In four African populations the 3.0 kb RFLP is common (50/132 beta A chromosomes), whereas it is completely absent in six European/Asian populations (0/277 beta A chromosomes). This Taq 1 RFLP is thus a specific African population marker.

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