Population structure of the Chenchu and other south Indian tribal groups: relationships between genetic, anthropometric, dermatoglyphic, geographic, and linguistic distances.

Abstract excerpt

We describe the genetic structure and interrelationships of nine south Indian tribal groups (seven from Andhra Pradesh and two from the adjoining states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala) using seven polymorphic loci (ABO, MN, RH, PGM, ACP, PGD, and LDH). R matrix analysis indicates that the Andhra Pradesh tribes are clustered and that the Kadar and Irula are genetically isolated from them. This dispersion of populations...

Topics

• Alleles
• Anthropometry
• Dermatoglyphics
• Ethnicity
• Gene Frequency
• Genetics, Population
• Heterozygote
• Humans
• India
• Language
• Polymorphism, Genetic