Sequence variation in ZFX introns in human populations |
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Authors: | Huang W; Fu YX; Chang BH; Gu X; Jorde LB; Li WH |
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Institution: | Human Genetics Center, University of Texas, Houston 77225, USA. |
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Abstract: | DNA variation in human populations was studied by examining the last intron
of the ZFX gene (about 1, 151 bp) with a worldwide sample of 29
individuals. Only one polymorphic site was found, which is located in an
Alu sequence. This polymorphism is present at an intermediate frequency in
all populations studied, and could be a shared polymorphism or due to
migration among populations in Asia, Europe, and Africa. The nucleotide
diversity is 0.04%, supporting the view that the level of nucleotide
variation in nuclear DNA is very low in humans. From the sequence data, the
age (T) of the most recent common ancestor of the sampled sequences is
estimated: the mode of T is about 306,000 years, and the 95% confidence
interval of T is 162,000-952,000 years. This mode estimate is considerably
older than the estimates from Y- linked sequences.
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