Open AccessFurther evidence of the inhabitation in a marginal population
Author(s) -
NEVANLINNA H. R.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1973.tb01110.x
Subject(s) - biology , gene flow , population , demography , period (music) , gene , distribution (mathematics) , genetics , evolutionary biology , genetic variation , sociology , physics , acoustics , mathematical analysis , mathematics
The distribution of Rh gene r˝ was studied by locating the birth‐places of the parents of 284 carriers. This was compared with a matched control of 267 individuals, all being blood donors. The estimated frequency of r˝ was much higher in areas which were first settled before our historical period. This pattern was similar to that of a much rarer gene, A finn , but showed a limited gene flow into areas settled later.