ALFRED: allele frequency database
      The ALlele FREquency Database   
ALFRED is a resource of gene frequency data on human populations
supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation.
ALFRED detailed record information

Population Information

NameALFRED UIDPrimary LanguageLanguage Family
French AcadiansPO000333J

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  31.5N, 93.5W; 29N, 88.5W  
Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: 
References: See references
Population Description: Being curated
References:

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: French Acadian

Sample UID: SA000650L

Sample Description:French Acadian samples were collected from individuals located in the Acadian triangle region near Lafayette, Louisiana. Louisiana is a state located in the southern United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 96

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000501G

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Cajun

Sample UID: SA000682Q

Sample Description:French Acadian samples were collected from individuals located in the Acadian triangle region near Lafayette, Louisiana. Louisiana is a state located in the southern United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 138

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000545O

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.

- Romualdi C, Balding D, Nasidze IS, Risch G, Robichaux M, Sherry ST, Stoneking M, Batzer MA, Barbujani G. "Patterns of human diversity, within and among continents, inferred from Biallilic DNA polymorphisms". Genome Res 12:602-612. (2002) Online citation.

- Stoneking M, Fontius JJ, Clifford SL, Soodyall H, Arcot SS, Saha N, Jenkins T, Tahir MA, Deininger PL, Batzer MA. "Alu insertion polymorphisms and human evolution: evidence for a larger population size in Africa ". Genome Res 7:1061-71. (1997) Online citation.

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: French Acadians

Sample UID: SA000501G

Sample Description:French Acadian samples were collected from individuals located in the Acadian triangle region near Lafayette, Louisiana. Louisiana is a state located in the southern United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 90

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: French Acadian

Sample UID: SA000545O

Sample Description:French Acadian samples were collected from individuals located in the Acadian triangle region near Lafayette, Louisiana. Louisiana is a state located in the southern United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 92

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000501G

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Acadians

Sample UID: SA000663P

Sample Description:French Acadian samples were collected from individuals located in the Acadian triangle region near Lafayette, Louisiana. Louisiana is a state located in the southern United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 142

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000501G

References:
- Arcot SS, Adamson AW, Risch GW, LaFleur J, Robichaux MB, Lamerdin JE, Carrano AV, Batzer MA "High-resolution cartography of recently integrated human chromosome 19-specific Alu fossils". J Mol Biol 281:843-56. (1998) Online citation.

- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.

1Geographic Coordinates represent two opposite corners of a rectangle encompassing the area where the population lives.This data is preliminary and changing.

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