Article
Cultural barriers associated with large gene frequency differences among Italian populations.
Human biology - 1 Aug 1992
Barbujani G, Vian P, Fabbris L
Abstract excerpt
Analysis of geographic variation for eight red cell markers in Italy shows significant spatial structure for most alleles. Effective population sizes estimated from FST values at these loci are much smaller than those predicted from data on consanguineous marriage, suggesting the presence of factors (presumably barriers) that have reduced gene flow and enhanced the evolutionary weight of genetic drift. Most...
Topics
- Communication Barriers
- Cultural Characteristics
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Italy
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Religion
- Social Values