D’Amato, Maria EugeniaDavison, SeanMwema, Hadija SaidiDept. of BiotechnologyFaculty of Science2013-07-262024-05-092012/01/042012/01/042013-07-262024-05-092011https://hdl.handle.net/10566/13254Magister Scientiae - MScThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the power of discrimination and genetic (diversity) parameters in the Y chromosome extended haploytpe markers in populations of Tanzania for forensic and populations studies. Eleven Y chromosome extended haplotype markers were selected for this study, these includes Minimal haplotypes markers i.e. DYS19, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385a/b, DYS389I/II and two additional markers DYS438 and DYS439. Six populations of Tanzania were investigated under this study. These populations were selected based on the language family categories; Niger Congo (Kuria and Sukuma), Nilo Saharan (Luo and Maasai) and Afro Asiatic (Iraqw and Alagwa).enPopulationDNAY chromosomeTanzaniaSTRLociExtended haplotypeGenotypingDatabasePolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)ElectrophoresisAllele frequencyDiscrimination capacityPolymorphismForensicGenetic DiversityThesisUniversity of the Western Cape