(Springer-Verlag Germany, 2018-01) Okolie, V.; Cisana, S.; Schanfield, M.; Akanmu, A.S.; Adekoya, K.O.; Podini, D.
The three major ethnic groups of Nigerian population namely the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba make up 29, 21 and 18% of the total population respectively. To provide genetic information necessary for forensic analysis, this study was carried out to determine STR allele frequencies in 102 Hausa , 128 Igbo and 134 Yoruba individuals in Nigeria using 21 STR loci including 20 CODIS (Combined DNA Index System ) loci plus SE33