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Indian Siddis: African descendants with Indian admixture.
American journal of human genetics - 15 Jul 2011
Shah Anish M, Tamang Rakesh, Moorjani Priya, Rani Deepa Selvi, Govindaraj Periyasamy, Kulkarni Gururaj, Bhattacharya Tanmoy, Mustak Mohammed S, Bhaskar L V K S, Reddy Alla G, Gadhvi Dharmendra, Gai Pramod B, Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Patterson Nick, Reich David, Tyler-Smith Chris, Singh Lalji, Thangaraj Kumarasamy
Abstract excerpt
The Siddis (Afro-Indians) are a tribal population whose members live in coastal Karnataka, Gujarat, and in some parts of Andhra Pradesh. Historical records indicate that the Portuguese brought the Siddis to India from Africa about 300-500 years ago; however, there is little information about their more precise ancestral origins. Here, we perform a genome-wide survey to understand the population history of the...
Topics
- Africa South of the Sahara
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Black People
- Chromosomes, Human, Y
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Variation