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Human mitochondrial DNA types in Finland
J Vilkki et al. Hum Genet. 1988 Dec.
Abstract
Variation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in a sample of 110 Finns was analyzed with six restriction enzymes, AvaII, BamHI, HaeII, HindII, HpaI, and MspI, by using total blood cell DNA probed with mouse mtDNA. Two new enzyme morphs were observed, one for HaeII and one for HindII. Double-digestion experiments indicated that the BamHI morphs 2 and 3 result from base changes leading to AvaII morphs 3 and 9, respectively. Of the ten different mtDNA types observed, defined by restriction fragment patterns, seven have been previously described in Caucasoid populations. The three new "Finnish" mtDNA types can be derived from Caucasoid lineages by single restriction site changes. The results were used to reconstruct a phylogenetic tree for Caucasoid mtDNA types defined by the enzymes used. The frequencies of mtDNA types were used to compute genetic distances between Finns, Italians, and Israeli Jews. The frequencies of both enzyme morphs and mtDNA types show that the Finnish population is highly homogeneous.
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