Information on the National Database "Benin"

The National Database "Benin" consists of 669 haplotypes (at least minimal) which were published in 2 population studies and were additionally submitted via personal communication (1 submission) .

Most common haplotypes

Count DYS19 DYS389I DYS389II DYS390 DYS391 DYS392 DYS393 DYS385
21 15 13 31 21 10 10 13 16,18
13 15 13 30 21 10 11 13 16,17
11 14 12 29 22 10 11 13 15,15
11 15 13 31 21 10 11 13 16,17
11 17 13 30 21 10 11 15 17,18
10 15 13 32 21 10 11 13 15,16
8 15 13 30 21 10 11 13 15,17
8 15 13 30 21 10 11 14 16,17
8 15 13 31 21 11 11 13 16,17
8 17 14 31 21 10 11 14 18,19
Count DYS391 DYS389I DYS439 DYS389II DYS438 DYS437 DYS19 DYS392 DYS393 DYS390 DYS385
19 10 13 13 31 11 14 15 10 13 21 16,18
9 10 12 12 29 10 17 14 11 13 22 15,15
8 10 13 12 32 11 14 15 11 13 21 15,16
7 10 13 11 30 11 14 15 11 13 21 15,17
7 10 13 12 30 11 14 16 11 14 21 16,17
7 10 14 12 31 11 14 17 11 14 21 18,19
7 11 13 11 31 11 14 15 11 13 21 16,17
6 10 13 11 31 11 14 15 11 13 21 16,17
5 10 13 12 30 11 14 15 11 13 21 16,17
5 10 13 12 30 11 14 17 11 15 21 17,18
Count DYS456 DYS389I DYS390 DYS389II DYS458 DYS19 DYS385 DYS393 DYS391 DYS439 DYS635 DYS392 YGATAH4 DYS437 DYS438 DYS448
14 15 13 21 31 17 15 16,18 13 10 13 21 10 12 14 11 21
5 15 13 21 32 17 15 15,16 13 10 12 21 11 12 14 11 21
5 15 14 21 31 15 17 18,19 14 10 12 21 11 11 14 11 21
4 14 12 22 29 14 14 15,15 13 10 12 19 11 11 17 10 20
4 15 12 22 29 14 14 15,15 13 10 12 19 11 11 17 10 20
4 15 13 21 30 17 15 15,17 13 10 11 22 11 12 14 11 21
4 16 14 21 31 15 17 18,19 15 10 11 21 11 11 14 11 20
4 16 14 21 31 16 15 15,19 13 10 12 21 11 12 14 11 21
3 14 14 21 32 17 15 17,17 13 10 12 21 11 11 14 11 22
3 15 12 22 29 14 14 15,15 12 10 13 20 11 11 17 10 20
Count DYS576 DYS389I DYS448 DYS389II DYS19 DYS391 DYS481 DYS549 DYS533 DYS438 DYS437 DYS570 DYS635 DYS390 DYS439 DYS392 DYS643 DYS393 DYS458 DYS385 DYS456 YGATAH4
2 16 13 21 29 16 10 24 11 11 11 15 17 21 21 13 11 14 15 15 18,18 15 11

 There are no Y27 haplotypes or all haplotypes are singletons.

 There are no Ymax haplotypes or all haplotypes are singletons.

Population studies

  • Fortes-Lima C., Brucato N., Croze M., Bellis G., Schiavinato S., Massougbodji A., Migot-Nabias F. and Dugoujon J. (2015), 'Genetic population study of Y-chromosome markers in Benin and Ivory Coast ethnic groups', Forensic Science International: Genetics 19:232–237 [Link] [DOI]
  • Larmuseau MHD., Vessi A., Jobling MA., Geystelen A., Primativo G., Biondi G., Martínez-Labarga C., Ottoni C., Decorte R. and Rickards O. (2015), 'The Paternal Landscape along the Bight of Benin - Testing Regional Representativeness of West-African Population Samples Using Y-Chromosomal Markers', PLoS ONE 10(11):e0141510 [Link] [DOI]

Personal communication

YA005618, YA004765
* See FAQ/Glossary (http://yhrd.org/pages/faq) for further explanations of abbreviated terms used here