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We report allele frequencies and standard population genetics parameters for 23 forensic autosomal STR loci tested among White British population. In addition, we use generated allele frequency data to compare the extent of genetic variation with 19 other European populations.

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Genética de Población , Etnicidad , Medicina Legal , Frecuencia de los Genes , Sitios Genéticos , Humanos , Repeticiones de Microsatélite/genética , Población Blanca/genética

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Blowfly species of the family Calliphoridae can be used in forensic investigations to estimate the minimum post-mortem interval (PMImin). Lucilia caesar and Lucilia illustris (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are closely related and phenotypically similar, making reliable identification difficult. To identify potential genetic markers to distinguish these species, five complete mitochondrial genomes were sequenced: three for L. caesar (KM657111-KM657113) and two for L. illustris (KM657109, KM657110). The ND6 gene contained the most species-specific SNPs (1.71%), followed by the ND5 gene (1.68%) and the COI gene (1.56%), identifying ND6 and ND5 as valuable loci for differentiating L. caesar and L. illustris specimens.