POPULATION: Colombia: A total of 8124-8170 unrelated individuals were analyzed for 15 STR commonly used in forensic and paternity testing studies (including the 13 CODIS loci) in order to establish accurate population frequencies and other parameters of forensic and population genetics interest in thirteen departments and the capital city of Colombia. N: Bogota, D.C. (capital city): 2582-2601; Valle del Cauca: 1029-1031; Boyaca: 853-857: Santander: 598-600; Tolima: 533-537; Cundinamarca: 506-508; Norte de Santander: 366-370; Cesar: 339; Meta: 329-332; Magdalena: 270-271; Narino: 223-226; Casanare: 210-211; Atlantico: 188-190; and Guajira: 97. See Fig. 1.
