Mitochondrial DNA variation in the Sindh population of Pakistan

• Published in: Australian journal of forensic sciences Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 201 - 216
• Main Authors: Bhatti, Shahzad, Aslamkhan, Muhammad, Attimonelli, Marcella, Abbas, Sana, Aydin, Hikmet Hakan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Clovelly Taylor & Francis 04.03.2017; Copyright Agency Limited (Distributor)
• Subjects: control region; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; ethnicity; Forensic sciences; Haplotypes; Minority & ethnic groups; Mitochondrial DNA; mtDNA haplogroups; Pakistan; Sindh

The present study was undertaken to investigate the control region of mitochondrial DNA for forensic discrimination and to explore the ethno-linguistic affiliations among ethnic groups of Sindh province, Pakistan. A total of 115 individuals, from six major ethnic/isonym groups, namely, Bijarani, Cha...