Abstract
Allele frequency distributions for 15 tetrameric short tandem repeat (STR) loci were determined using the AmpFlSTR® Identifiler Plus™ PCR amplification kit. There was little evidence of departures from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium or association of alleles of different loci in the population samples. The probability of identity values for the different populations range from 1/3.3 × 1017 (White) to 1/1.88 × 1018 (Coloured). The combined probability of paternal exclusion for the different population groups ranges from 0.9995858 (Coloured) to 0.9997874 (Indian).
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Lucassen, A., Ehlers, K., Grobler, P.J. et al. Allele frequency data of 15 autosomal STR loci in four major population groups of South Africa. Int J Legal Med 128, 275–276 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-013-0898-4
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