Eye color prediction using single nucleotide polymorphisms in Saudi population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

DNA prediction of eye color represent one application of the externally visible characteristics (EVC), which attained growing interest in the field of DNA forensic phenotyping. This is mainly due to its ability to narrow the pool of suspects without the need to compare any retrieved DNA material from the crime scene to a reference DNA. Several methods and multiplex genetic panel were proposed with variable prediction accuracy between different populations. However, such panel was not previously tested in the Saudi population, nor any populations of the Middle East and North Africa origin.

Method

A panel of eleven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was tested for their association with three eye colors (brown, hazel, and intermediate) in 80 volunteer Saudi indi

SUBMITTER: Alghamdi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6864217 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature