Origin of the Romany gypsies--genetic evidence.

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Origin of the Romany gypsies--genetic evidence.

Zeitschrift fur Morphologie und Anthropologie - 1 Jun 1992

Mastana S S, Papiha S S

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Genetic heterogeneity and affinity was examined between nine Romany speaking gypsy populations and two of their possible ancestral populations from India. For AB0, Rhesus (D), MN and HP systems there exists a conclusive heterogeneity among these populations. Three gypsy populations from Western E...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Europe
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Humans
India
Language
Roma

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