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Genetic Profile of Nine Autosomal STR Loci Among Halakki and Kunabhi Populations of Karnataka, India
Author(s) -
Thangaraj Kumarasamy,
Chaubey Gyaneshwer,
Singh Vijay Kumar,
Reddy Alla G.,
Pavate P. P.,
Singh Lalji
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2005.00038.x
Subject(s) - endogamy , demography , forensic science , population , geography , biology , archaeology , sociology
POPULATION: Blood samples were collected from a total of 84 healthy and unrelated Halakki (44) and Kunabhi (40) populations, with their informed written consent. The geographic location of the sampled area is shown in Fig. 1. Both the populations are endogamous, and they belong to Dravidian linguistic family. Halakki is a tribal group having a population size of approximately 3383. They claim that they originally belong to Gujarat and Rajasthan, and migrated through Andhra Pradesh to Karnataka. Kunabhi is also a tribal population, who are approximately 35,214 in number. The male Kunabhi can be identified by their tattoo marks. A necklace is the symbol of married women. They were hunters and gatherers, but at present they practice agriculture. 1