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Human-specific insertion/deletion polymorphisms in Indian populations and their possible evolutionary implications.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2000
Majumder P P, Roy B, Banerjee S, Chakraborty M, Dey B, Mukherjee N, Roy M, Thakurta P G, Sil S K
Abstract excerpt
DNA samples from 396 unrelated individuals belonging to 14 ethnic populations of India, inhabiting various geographical locations and occupying various positions in the socio-cultural hierarchy, were analysed in respect of 8 human-specific polymorphic insertion/deletion loci. All loci, except Alu CD4, were found to be highly polymorphic in all populations. The levels of average heterozygosities were found to be...
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