Abstract:
Based on the 2010 Indonesian Population Census, there are 1,300 ethnic categories with
various sub-tribal details. Ethnic diversity is important in terms of identification, such as natural
disasters, accidents, crime, and the discovery of unidentified corpses that may come from
various tribes. Forensic Medicine views genetic diversity and variation as one of the challenges
in identification. Genetic variation and kinship in Banjar Hulu tribe have never been done.The
aim of the study are identify and analyze the genetic variation of Banjar Hulu tribe through
nucleus DNA examination of short tandem repeat (STR) Loci combined DNA index system
(CODIS). This study is a descriptive observational study that aims to explain the genetic
variation of Banjar Hulu tribe. The design of this study is cross-sectional. This study was
conducted in two stages, the first stages is to obtain information on family tree from the study
subjects conducted by interview. Then the second stage is to draw blood from the study
subjects’ criteria. Blood is drawn from peripheral vein. Then, there will be DNA examination and
analysis of genetic variation. Result of the study show THO1 allele 9.3 locus, D3S1358 allele 12
locus, and D16S539 allele 12 locus, D8S1179 allele 12 locus ar e typical marker for Banjar Hulu
tribe. Banjar Hulu tribe have specific loci and alleles.
Keywords: Banjar Hulu tribe, STR, CODIS.
