Genetic diversity within a caste population of India as measured by Y-chromosome haplogroups and haplotypes: Subcastes of the Golla of Andhra Pradesh

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 385-393

  Mitchell, R John ^a   Reddy, B Mohan ^b   Campo, David ^a   Infantino, Tania ^a   Kaps, Maria ^a   Crawford, Michael H ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste system; Genetic structure; Golla; Haplotypes; India; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MIGRATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SOCIAL CLASS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33744956738     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20329     Document Type: Article

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