Nonrecombining Y-chromosomal microsatellites (Y-STRs) are widely used to infer
population histories, discover genealogical relationships, and identify males for criminal …

We investigated the bio‐geographic ancestry of Argentineans, and quantified their genetic
admixture, analyzing 246 unrelated male individuals from eight provinces of three …

In 2010, it is the 25th anniversary of the first paper describing the genetic identification of
human individuals by DNA fingerprint analysis. Since then DNA analysis has become a …

Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial haplotyping offer special advantages for criminal (and
other) identification. For different reasons, each of them is sometimes detectable in a crime …

Before the arrival of the Spaniards in Nicaragua, diverse Native American groups inhabited
the territory. In colonial times, Native Nicaraguan populations interacted with Europeans and …

Mestizos currently represent most of the Mexican population (> 90%); they are defined as
individuals born in the country having a Spanish‐derived last name, with family antecedents …

During the study of genetic diversity at non-core Y-STRs in South African population groups,
we identified loci with high discrimination capacity. In this study we present a detailed …

Abstract Background The Cross River region in Nigeria is an extremely diverse area
linguistically with over 60 distinct languages still spoken today. It is also a region of great …

The Sakishima islands are members of the Ryukyu island chain, stretching from the
southwestern tip of the Japanese archipelago to Taiwan in the East China Sea …

A forensic Y-STR database generated in the US was compiled with profiles containing a
portion or complete typing of 16 STR markers DYS19, DYS385, DYS389I, DYS389II …