Motifs in mtDNA HVS1 discovered in various African populations using the proposed algorithm
Population | Sample size | Frequency of the most frequent sequence (%) | Motifa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt (Assiut) | 23 | 8 (35.8) | G–C–A–C–T |
| Egypt (Cairo) | 10 | 3 (30.0) | G–C–A–C–T |
| Egypt (Manasoura) | 46 | 13 (28.3) | G–C–A–C–T |
| Sudan (Kerma) | 42 | 12 (28.6) | G–C–A–C–T |
| Sudan | 86 | 23 (26.7) | G–T–A–C–C |
| Ethiopia | 10 | 3 (30.0) | G–T–A–C–T |
| G–T–A–C–C | |||
| Somali | 27 | 7 (25.9) | G–T–A–T–T |
| Somali (Kenya) | 15 | 4 (26.7) | G–T–A–T–T |
| Turkana (Kenya) | 37 | 9 (24.3) | G–T–A–C–C |
| Kikuyu (Kenya) | 25 | 8 (32.0) | G–T–A–C–C |
| Tanzania | 17 | 10 (58.8) | G–T–A–T–C |
| !Kung (Botswana) | 25 | 17 (68.0) | A–T–G–T–C |
a Nucleotides denoted in boldface are different from the nucleotides in the CRS at the corresponding sites