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A genetic survey in the Bhil tribe of Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Author(s) -
Papiha S. S.,
Roberts D. F.,
Mukerjee D. P.,
Singh S. D.,
Malhotra M.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330490205
Subject(s) - tribe , geography , socioeconomics , traditional medicine , ancient history , medicine , history , anthropology , sociology
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.