DYS612

Y-Chromosome STRs

DYS612 is a trinucleotide short tandem repeat (STR) locus on chromosome Y (Yq11.221), a Y-chromosome STR (Y-STR).

Basic Information

Chromosome

Cytogenetic Location

Yq11.221

STRNaming template (FSSG)

CCT[5]CTT[1]TCT[4]CCT[1]TCT[n]

Type

Trinucleotide

Reference Allele

The ForenSeq Universal Analysis Software reports DYS612 alleles six repeats shorter. STRhub numbers alleles over the entire repeat region, as recommended by Bodner et al. 2024.

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Genomic Coordinates

GRCh38/hg38

Repeat region

chrY:13,640,728-13,640,835 (108 bp)

GRCh37/hg19

Repeat region

chrY:15,752,608-15,752,715 (108 bp)

Motif and sequences are shown on the forward (+) strand of GRCh38.

Sequence structure (FSSG)

ISFG minimum range, bracketing and kit coverage from the Forensic Sequence Structure Guide, FSSG v6.1 (STRidER; distributed as FSSG_v6-1_beta.xlsx).

STRNaming Formatted ISFG Minimum Range for Common Alleles (FSSG)

CCT[5]CTT[1]TCT[4]CCT[1]TCT[n]

CCT[5]CTT[1]TCT[3]TTT[1]CCT[1]TCT[n]

Reference allele (GRCh38) named with STRNaming 1.2.1

CE36_CCT[5]CTT[1]TCT[4]CCT[1]TCT[25]

Historical bracketing (2016-2023)

[CCT]5 CTT [TCT]4 CCT [TCT]25

ISFG minimum range (GRCh38)

chrY:13,640,724-13,640,839 (116 bp)

MPS kits covering this locus

ForenSeq Signature Prep/Plus and MainstAY

Notes from the FSSG

Difference in historical nomenclature results in +/- 6 repeats. Manuscript detailing the issue can be found at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103012.

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