Y Chromosome STR Haplotypes and the Genetic Structure of U.S. Populations of African, European, and Hispanic Ancestry

Table 4.

Sample Sizes, Number of Haplotypes, and Haplotype Diversity for 27 U.S. Groups, Based on mtDNA SSO-types

Population/Group Code Sample size Number of haplotypes Haplotype diversity (±SE)
African–American
California ACA 119 62 0.975 ± 0.004
Illinois AIL 68 55 0.993 ± 0.002
Louisiana ALA 55 36 0.986 ± 0.008
Maryland AMD 38 27 0.980 ± 0.005
Missouri AMO 126 64 0.977 ± 0.003
Oregon AOR 86 55 0.986 ± 0.002
Pennsylvania APA 93 64 0.988 ± 0.002
Texas ATX 85 51 0.981 ± 0.003
Virginia AVA 86 58 0.984 ± 0.004
Washington AWA 49 33 0.974 ± 0.007
TOTAL 805 251 0.983 ± 0.001
European-American
Acadian ECJ 58 30 0.953 ± 0.010
California ECA 128 72 0.972 ± 0.006
Illinois EIL 42 30 0.974 ± 0.009
Louisiana ELA 57 35 0.948 ± 0.014
Maryland EMD 38 26 0.962 ± 0.013
Missouri EMO 90 51 0.970 ± 0.006
Oregon EOR 98 54 0.973 ± 0.005
Pennsylvania EPA 105 53 0.958 ± 0.008
Texas ETX 103 56 0.968 ± 0.006
Vermont EVT 94 47 0.923 ± 0.016
Virginia EVA 109 56 0.973 ± 0.004
TOTAL 922 226 0.964 ± 0.002
Hispanic
Louisiana HLA 58 27 0.929 ± 0.014
Oregon HOR 74 45 0.959 ± 0.010
Pennsylvania HPA 115 40 0.925 ± 0.010
Texas HTX 60 34 0.969 ± 0.006
Virginia HVA 102 52 0.967 ± 0.005
Washington HWA 52 36 0.978 ± 0.005
TOTAL 461 153 0.967 ± 0.004

  • Data are from Melton et al. (2001).

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