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Original Article

Genetic relationships of the populations in eastern India

Pages 489-501 | Received 05 Jun 1991, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Summary

The genetic relationships for four sets of populations in eastern India have been studied by using gene frequency data available in the literature. The Caucasoid populations in Assam and West Bengal are genetically close but different from the Mongoloid populations in the neighbourhood. The genetic distance analysis shows that the Mongoloid populations in Assam and West Bengal cluster according to their states of residence, indicating a correlation between genetic and geographical distances.

Zusammenfassung

Auf der Basis der in der Literatur verfügbaren Genfrequenzdaten wurden die genetischen Beziehungen zwischen vier Sets von Populationen in Ostindien analysiert. Populationen europiden Ursprungs in Assam und West Bengal zeigen eine genetische Ähnlichkeit, unterscheiden sich jedoch von den benachbarten mongoliden Populationen. Eine Analyse der genetischen Abstände zeigt, daß die mongoliden Populationen in Assam und West Bengal nach dem Wohnort clustern, was für eine Korrelation zwischen genetischen und geographischen Distanzen spricht.

Résumé

Les relations des structures génétiques de quatre groupes de populations de l'Inde orientale, ont été étudiées en utilisant des données de fréquences géniques disponibles dans la littérature. Les populations caucasoïdes de l'Assam et du Bengale occidental sont génétiquement proches, mais différentes des populations mongoloïdes du voisinage. L'analyse des distances génétiques montre que les populations mongoloïdes de l'Assam et du Bengale occidental se disposent en clusters selon les états dans lesquels elles résident, ce qui indique une corrélation entre distances génétiques et géographiques.

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