STR frequencies for the PowerPlex® 16 System Kit in a population from Northeast Spain
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Paredes, Miguel; Crespillo, Manuel; Luque, Juan A.; Valverde, Juan L.
- Source
- Forensic Science International. Jul2003, Vol. 135 Issue 1, p75-78. 4p.
- Subject
- *FORENSIC sciences
*HARDY-Weinberg formula
*ALLELES
*GENETICS
*GENOMES
*GENOTYPES
- Language
- ISSN
- 0379-0738
The aim of this paper, was to obtain the frequencies for the 15 STR loci included in the PowerPlex® 16 System Kit on a population of 204 unrelated Caucasian individuals living in Northeast of Spain in order to use for forensic purposes. Statistical analyses were performed using the programs GENEPOP version 3.3 and Powerstats version 1.2. The results showed that all the loci met Hardy–Weinberg expectations. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]