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[Genetic diversity and racial mixture in Amerindians from Costa Rica and Panama].
Revista de biologia tropical - 1 Dec 1993
Barrantes R
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of nine Amerindian tribes (Boruca, Bokota, Bribrí, Cabecar, Guatuso, Guaymí, Huetar, Kuna and Teribe) from Costa Rica and Panama were analyzed using 48 loci of enzymatic systems, blood groups and serum proteins. The average heterozygosity (H) and the frequency of polymorphisms (P) for this assemblage are relatively low (H = -0.055; P = 0.217). The genetic differentiation within tribes is...
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