Article
Genetic variation within the Tupi linguistic group: new data on three Amazonian tribes.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Black F L, Santos S E, Salzano F M, Callegari-Jacques S M, Weimer T A, Franco M H, Hutz M H, Rieger T T, Kubo R R, Mestriner M A
Abstract excerpt
A total of 505 individuals belonging to four populations of three Brazilian Indian tribes were variously studied in relation to 34 genetic systems, and the results were compared with South American Indian averages and five other Tupi populations. Rare variants (CdE of the Rh system, PGM211-1, Cp A-CAY1, serum cholinesterase2 C5+ and some Gm combinations) were observed with varying prevalences, and the three...
Topics
- Alleles
- Blood Group Antigens
- Brazil
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Linguistics
- Phenotype
- Social Class
