Article
Genetic population structure of Italy. II. Physical and cultural barriers to gene flow.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 1991
Barbujani G, Sokal R R
Abstract excerpt
Three approaches were employed to evaluate the relative importance of geographic and linguistic factors in maintaining genetic differentiation of Italian populations as shown by blood groups and erythrocyte and serum markers. Genetic distances are closer to linguistic than to geographic distances. Gene-frequency change across 12 linguistic boundaries is significantly more rapid than at random locations. The zones...
Topics
- Alleles
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Humans
- Italy