Table 1.

Genetic Diversity at the INS VNTR^[Note]

	UnitedKingdom(%)	Kazakhstan(%)	Japan(%)	IvoryCoast(%)	Zimbabwe(%)	Kenya(%)
Minisatellite lineages	43.4	26.7	9.8	88.4	90.1	90.4
Specific alleles	96.2	96.0	91.7	97.9	98.8	98.4

Note.— Nei's gene diversity statistic (Nei 1987) was used to estimate heterozygosity for each population on the basis of either the minisatellite lineages or the identity of specific alleles at the INS VNTR defined by unique MVR codes. Estimates of diversity that were based on specific alleles are high and are similar between all six populations, reflecting the high rate of simple mutation at the minisatellite (Stead and Jeffreys 2000).