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
CajueiroPO000245L

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  2S, 44.5W; 2.5S, 44W  
Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: 
References: See references
Population Description: Being curated
References:

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Cajueiro

Sample UID: SA000356O

Sample Description:The sample is from Cajueiro (2 [degrees] 25[minutes]S, 44 [degrees] 20[minutes]W), a small village (about 200 inhabitants) that was established during slavery time and was probably composed of fugitive slaves, located in the county of Alcantara, state of Maranhao, northeastern Brazil.

Number of Chromosomes: 96

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Bortolini MC, da Silva-Junior WA, Weimer Tde A, Zago MA, de Guerra DC, Schneider MP, Layrisse Z, Castellano HM, Salzano FM. "Protein and hypervariable tandem repeat diversity in eight African-derived South American populations: inferred relationships do not coincide.". Hum. Biol. 70:443-461. (1998)

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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