Mitochondrial DNA diversity in Mennonite communities from the midwestern United States

Human Biology
Phillip E MeltonM H Crawford

Abstract

We examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in six Mennonite communities from Kansas (Goessel, Lone Tree, Garden View, Meridian, and Garden City) and Nebraska (Henderson) to determine their genetic structure and its relationship to population history. Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup and haplotype information were obtained from blood samples from 118 individuals. Molecular genetic variation was analyzed using diversity measures, neutrality test statistics, spatial analysis of molecular variance (SAMOVA), and multidimensional scaling plots. The Mennonite samples exhibited eight western European mtDNA haplogroups: H, HV0, I, J, K, T, U, and X. Comparable to other populations of European descent, haplogroup H was the most frequent in all six communities and ranged from 35% in Lone Tree to 75% in Old Order Mennonites from Garden City. Fifty-eight different mtDNA haplotypes were found in these groups with only one shared among all six populations. Haplotype diversities varied from 0.81 in Goessel to 0.96 in Henderson and Garden View. Multivariate statistical analysis of these populations indicates that these Anabaptist communities formed new congregations by fissioning along familial lines. Population subdivision of these communitie...Continue Reading

Citations

Jul 14, 2011·Human Genetics·Monique D CourtenayWilliam K Scott
Feb 5, 2016·Journal of Human Genetics·Ulises ToscaniniAntonio Salas
Nov 9, 2016·Scientific Reports·Jacobo Pardo-SecoAntonio Salas

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BETA
MDS

Software Mentioned

Arlequin
NTSYS
IWAVE
Goessel
BioEdit
SAMOVA
Lone Tree

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