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A genetic survey in the Bhil tribe of Madhya Pradesh, Central India
✍ Scribed by S. S. Papiha; D. F. Roberts; D. P. Mukerjee; S. D. Singh; M. Malhotra
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 570 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9483
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Examination of blood groups, plasma proteins and red cell enzyme types (23 loci), in a sample of 145 Bhils, a tribal group of Madhya Pradesh, Central India, demonstrates their genetic uniqueness. They differ in a number of systems from the nearby nontribal groups both of Hindus and Muslims. The results suggest that the Bhil frequencies include vestiges of the ancestral genepool of a more widespread aboriginal population whose influence is detectable in the gene frequencies of some other populations in India.