Population structure of Alaskan and Siberian indigenous communities

Am J Phys Anthropol. 1981 Jun;55(2):167-85. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330550204.

Abstract

Genetic data consisting of 14 red cell antigen groups and 11 serum and erythrocytic protein marker systems from four Eskimo populations of the Norton Sound area of Alaska are reported. The population structure of these four groups in analyzed both separately and within the larger context by comparison to 15 other circumpolar groups. These analyses reveal a good fit between genetic structure, geographic distribution, linguistic affiliation, and the ethnohistory of the region.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alaska
  • Arctic Regions
  • Blood Group Antigens / genetics
  • Blood Proteins / genetics
  • Erythrocytes / analysis
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetics, Population*
  • Humans
  • Inuit*
  • Phenotype
  • USSR

Substances

  • Blood Group Antigens
  • Blood Proteins