Table 1.

Population Statistics for 8 Alu Insertion Polymorpisms in 34 Populations

a. Loci
Locus No. of individuals Heterozygosity (±s.e.)[i] Gst
TPA2515250.485 ± 0.0030.079
PV9214320.490 ± 0.0030.212
APO15010.267 ± 0.0090.066
ACE15280.493 ± 0.0020.092
FXIIIB13960.494 ± 0.0020.282
D114340.405 ± 0.0070.075
A2515930.275 ± 0.0090.061
B6515930.497 ± 0.0010.089
Average15000.426 ± 0.0350.128
b. Geographic regions
Region[ii] No. of populations No. of individuals Heterozygosity (±s.e.)[i] Gst
Africa61760.402 ± 0.0300.088
Europe73340.396 ± 0.0520.011
Western Asia72620.414 ± 0.0410.036
Southeast Asia73590.377 ± 0.0420.058
Sahul31850.308 ± 0.0390.001
Americas41840.381 ± 0.0490.026
World3415000.426 ± 0.0350.128

[i] Mean of the population heterozygosites.

[ii] As indicated by color in Fig. 1.