Fujian Institute of Microbiology

Genetic origin and forensic analysis of han populations from four districts in Shanghai, China, based on Y-chromosome STR and SNP markers

Y-short tandem repeats (STRs) and Y-single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the Y chromosome are genetic markers unique to men. They are widely used in identification, forensic medicine and paternal lineage tracing. Because of their strict paternal genetic characteristics, they...