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Territorial Subdivision of the Megalopolis Population by the Ethnic Trait in Relation to the Problem of Creating Genetic Databases. Minsk

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An analysis of the unevenness of the settlement of ethnic groups and assessment of ethnic diversity and the level of genetic differentiation of the population of the districts of Minsk have been performed. The highest level of ethnic diversity is typical of Pervomaisky, Sovetsky, and Tsentralny districts and the lowest level is typical of Zavodskoy district of Minsk. The level of differentiation of megalopolis districts according to the distribution of the most numerous ethnic groups was calculated (Fst = 0.63 × 10–2). Maps reflecting the ethnic topography of Minsk were constructed. The most uneven settlement is shown for Roma and Jews; the most uniform is for Poles and Belarusians. The research results create the basis for the formation of a database of Minsk residents for the purposes of DNA-based identification in forensic medicine.

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This study was carried out within the framework of the Scientific and Technical Program of the Union State “Development of Innovative Genogeographic and Genomic Technologies for Identification of Personality and Individual Characteristics of a Person Based on the Study of Gene Pools of the Regions of the Union State” (“DNA Identification”): from the Republic of Belarus—Task 10: “To Study the Genetic- Demographic Parameters of the Mixed Population of Minsk, Necessary to Predict the Dynamics of the Gene Pool of a Megalopolis and Develop a Methodology for the Formation of Forensic Databases for the Purpose of DNA Identification”; from the Russian Federation—Activity 10: “Development of a Methodology for the Formation of Databases for the Purpose of DNA Identification in a Mixed Population of a Megalopolis and Forecasting the Dynamics of a Megalopolis Gene Pool under the Influence of Migration Processes.”

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  1. Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 220114, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

    I. S. Tsybovsky, E. A. Spivak & S. A. Kotova

  2. Institute of History, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220072, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

    V. S. Krumpleyski

  3. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    A. S. Gracheva & O. L. Kurbatova

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Tsybovsky, I.S., Spivak, E.A., Kotova, S.A. et al. Territorial Subdivision of the Megalopolis Population by the Ethnic Trait in Relation to the Problem of Creating Genetic Databases. Minsk. Russ J Genet 57, 955–962 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795421080147

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