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Gene frequencies and admixture estimates in a Mexico City population
Author(s) -
Lisker Rubén,
PerezBriceño Rocio,
Granados Julio,
Babinsky Victoria,
de Rubens Jesus,
Armendares Salvador,
Buentello Leonora
Publication year - 1986
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.1330710207
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , demography , mexico city , haptoglobin , population , geography , biology , genetics , immunology , history , ethnology , sociology
Five hundred and ten students of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México were tested to determine the distribution of ABO, MN, Rr‐Hr blood groups, and serum haptoglobin, albumin, and Factor Bf types. Based on the results we found that the proportion of Indian and White genes are of 56.16 and 43.84%, respectively in the dihybrid model and 2.93, 56.22, and 40.85% for Blacks, Indians, and Whites in the trihybrid one. The present study reveals a higher proportion of Indian genes in the Mexico City population than estimated in previous publications. Reasons why the present results apply to a much larger group of Mexico City mestizos than the previous ones are given.