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Table 2 Characteristics of the sub-Saharan mtDNA HVS-I database.

From: African-American mitochondrial DNAs often match mtDNAs found in multiple African ethnic groups

Region

Region matched (%)

 

Total

Uniquea

Multipleb

West

West Central

South

Southeast

East

West

1528

35

20

24

19

0

1

1

West Central

995

37

28

15

13

0

5

2

South

127

61

15

0

0

21

2

0

Southeast

416

25

51

1

15

1

7

0

East

659

59

12

1

2

0

0

27

Total

3725

40

24

     
  1. aHaplotypes found once or in a single ethnic group.
  2. bHaplotypes found in ethnic groups from three or more regions.
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