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HLA‐DRB1 frequencies of non‐Austronesian‐speaking Gidra in south New Guinea and their genetic affinities with Oceanian populations
Author(s) -
Yoshida Maki,
Ohtsuka Ryutaro,
Nakazawa Minato,
Juji Takeo,
Tokunaga Katsushi
Publication year - 1995
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.1330960206
Subject(s) - austronesian languages , new guinea , mainland , affinities , genealogy , evolutionary biology , geography , biology , ethnology , linguistics , history , ecology , philosophy , biochemistry
DNA typing of HLA‐DRB1 genes was conducted for 192 samples from the Gidra who speak one of the non‐Austronesian languages and inhabit the southern lowlands of New Guinea. Comparison of the allele frequencies with those of eight other Oceanian populations reveals that the Gidra are genetically closest to the non‐Austronesian‐speaking Goroka and, next, to the Aboriginal Australian groups, but are remote from the Austronesian‐speaking groups in mainland New Guinea and the rest of Melanesia. This finding clearly supports the hypothesis that non‐Austronesians and Aboriginal Australians are descendants of the first‐stage migrants to Oceania. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.