Article
Population structure and blood genetics of the Pacaás Novos Indians of Brazil.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Salzano F M, Weimer T A, Franco M H, Mestriner M A, Simões A L, Constans J, Freites M J
Abstract excerpt
Two communities of relatively recently contacted Brazilian Indians, the Pacaás Novos, have been studied in relation to several demographic parameters and 28 genetic systems. The age and sex distribution, fertility and mortality patterns were not very distinct in the two populations, but they differed markedly in relation to the mating, migration and genetic data (six of the 19 variable loci showed differences...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Blood Group Antigens
- Blood Proteins
- Brazil
- Child
- Cultural Characteristics
- Enzymes
- Female
- Fertility
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation