title: Human enzyme polymorphism in the Canary Islands. V. Western Islands.
abstract: Autochthonous human samples of the three westernmost islands of the Canarian Archipelago, La Palma, Gomera, and Hierro, have been analyzed for eight red cell polymorphic enzymes. Only a small intra and inter-insular differentiation exists among these three islands. However, a marked heterogeneity is found when all seven islands of the Archipelago are compared by Nei's genetic distances [1972]. Nevertheless, there is no correlation between genetic and geographic distances. Historical factors could explain the frequency similarities of some distant islands. The rare variant GD*A+Negroid allele, and the endemic GD*Gc allele, previously found in other islands, have also been detected in this survey.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genética, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Larruga
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Cabrera
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001266:Atlantic Islands; D004798:Enzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes