Genetic composition of Jewish populations: diversity and inbreeding.

doi:10.1080/03014468300006661

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Genetic composition of Jewish populations: diversity and inbreeding.

Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000

Kobyliansky E, Livshits G

Abstract excerpt

Genetic diversity and F statistics analysis, using 9 and 5 blood group loci, respectively, were carried out on 16 Jewish populations from 5 geographic regions: East Europe, Central Europe, South Europe, Middle East and North Africa. The proportion of total diversity found within populations was 9...

Topics

Africa, Northern
Blood Group Antigens
Consanguinity
Europe
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Heterozygote
Humans
Jews
Middle East
Statistics as Topic

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