Article
Genetic variation in the Bribri and Cabecar Amerindians from Talamanca, Costa Rica.
Revista de biologia tropical - 1 Nov 1991
Azofeifa J, Barrantes R
Abstract excerpt
A screening of more than 40 loci was performed in the Bribri and Cabecar Amerindian populations of Talamanca in Southeastern Costa Rica. Some differences were found in the distribution (presence or absence) of the variants (some of them private) of the GOT, PEPA, RH, TF and TPI loci when the results reported here were compared with those of the Bribris and Cabecars that inhabit in the Pacific side of the country....
Topics
- Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
- Costa Rica
- Electrophoresis
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Indians, Central American
- Polymorphism, Genetic