Chromosomal Q-heterochromatin regions in native highlanders of Pamir and Tien-Shan and in newcomers.

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Chromosomal Q-heterochromatin regions in native highlanders of Pamir and Tien-Shan and in newcomers.

Cytobios - 1 Jan 1990

Ibraimov A I, Kurmanova G U, Ginsburg E Kh, Aksenovich T I, Aksenrod E I

Abstract excerpt

The variability of human chromosomal Q-heterochromatin regions (Q-HR) was studied in 385 newcomers well adapted to the extreme environmental conditions of Pamir and Tien-Shan, as well as in 284 representatives of the native population of these regions. Newcomers were found to represent a highly h...

Topics

Acclimatization
Adolescent
Adult
Altitude
China
Chromosome Inversion
Chromosomes, Human
Female
Genetic Variation
Heterochromatin
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mountaineering
Polymorphism, Genetic
USSR

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