Table 1 The observed repeats of Block II (DNNND) and Block V (NHNDNHNNDDD) from different areas of Africa
Region | Total | No. of DNNND repeats | No. of NHNDNHNNDDD repeats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
West Africa | 62 | 2 (3.23%) | 14 (22.58%) | 27 (43.55%) | 16 (25.81%) | 1 (1.61%) | 2 (3.23%) | 17 (27.42%) | 44 (70.97%) | 1 (1.61%) |
Central Africa | 32 | 0 (0.00%) | 10 (31.25%) | 15 (46.88%) | 6 (18.75%) | 1 (3.13%) | 0 (0.00%) | 12 (37.50%) | 20 (62.50%) | 0 (0.00%) |
South Africa | 29 | 2 (6.90%) | 9 (31.03%) | 10 (34.48%) | 8 (27.59%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 13 (44.83%) | 14 (48.28%) | 2 (6.90%) |
East Africa | 14 | 1 (7.14%) | 6 (42.86%) | 4 (28.57%) | 3 (21.43%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 4 (28.57%) | 10 (71.43%) | 0 (0.00%) |
North Africa | 3 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (33.33%) | 2 (66.67%) | 0 (0.00%) |
Total | 140 | 5 (3.57%) | 39 (27.86%) | 59 (42.14%) | 33 (23.57%) | 2 (1.43%) | 2 (1.43%) | 47 (33.57%) | 90 (64.29%) | 3 (2.14%) |