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Genetic differentiation among populations in Western New Guinea by D. C. Gajdusek; W. C. Leyshon; R. L. Kirk; N. M. Blake; Bronya Keats; E. M. McDermid is a Arts and Humanities article available to read on EtoBox.
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Red cell antigen, serum protein and red cell enzyme groups were determined for a series of 1,821 individuals belonging to six language families in Western New Guinea. Three of the language families represent groupings of languages spoken by people in the swampy coastal plain of south central Western New Guinea, two belong to the Central Highlands and one to the Lake Plain area near the confluence of the Idenburg and Rouffaer Rivers. The distribution of genetic markers reveals similarities with other parts of New Guinea. The A2 allele is absent in the ABO system, the frequency of Ns in the MNS system is very high as is the R, (CDe) allele in the Rh system. Hp' frequencies are high, and the transferrin allele T p l is present as in other parts of New Guinea. In the red cell enzyme systems several alleles were detected which are characteristic of Papuan, and in some cases other Melanesian populations: these include MDH3, E K 4 , PGF, PGM% PGMAO, as well as some very restricted alleles such as Peptidue B6 and Pep B 2 .
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- Author
- D. C. Gajdusek; W. C. Leyshon; R. L. Kirk; N. M. Blake; Bronya Keats; E. M. McDermid
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0002-9483)
- Published
- 1977
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)