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
CaliforniaACA119620.975 ± 0.004
IllinoisAIL68550.993 ± 0.002
LouisianaALA55360.986 ± 0.008
MarylandAMD38270.980 ± 0.005
MissouriAMO126640.977 ± 0.003
OregonAOR86550.986 ± 0.002
PennsylvaniaAPA93640.988 ± 0.002
TexasATX85510.981 ± 0.003
VirginiaAVA86580.984 ± 0.004
WashingtonAWA49330.974 ± 0.007
TOTAL 805 251 0.983 ± 0.001
European-American
AcadianECJ58300.953 ± 0.010
CaliforniaECA128720.972 ± 0.006
IllinoisEIL42300.974 ± 0.009
LouisianaELA57350.948 ± 0.014
MarylandEMD38260.962 ± 0.013
MissouriEMO90510.970 ± 0.006
OregonEOR98540.973 ± 0.005
PennsylvaniaEPA105530.958 ± 0.008
TexasETX103560.968 ± 0.006
VermontEVT94470.923 ± 0.016
VirginiaEVA109560.973 ± 0.004
TOTAL 922 226 0.964 ± 0.002
Hispanic
LouisianaHLA58270.929 ± 0.014
OregonHOR74450.959 ± 0.010
PennsylvaniaHPA115400.925 ± 0.010
TexasHTX60340.969 ± 0.006
VirginiaHVA102520.967 ± 0.005
WashingtonHWA52360.978 ± 0.005
TOTAL 461 153 0.967 ± 0.004

[i] Data are from Melton et al. (2001).