title: Biodemography and genetics of the Berba of Benin.
abstract: Genetic structure of the Berba of Benin was studied on the basis of biodemographic data and ABO, RH, MNS, KEL, JK, FY, ACP1, ADA, AK1, CA2, ESD, GLO1, G6PD, PGD, PGM1 (subtypes and thermostability), PGM2, PGP, SODA, HB alpha, HB beta, HB delta, BF, C3, and HP gene frequencies. Comparisons were carried out with other populations of Benin and of sub-Saharan Africa. Correspondence analysis revealed genetic differentiation among the three main groups of populations who inhabit sub-Saharan Africa: Bushmen-Hottentots, Pygmies, and Negroes. The genetic differentiation of the Negroes in relation to their linguistic affiliation and geographic localization was evident. The first group included the populations belonging to the Bantoid subfamily of the Nigritic linguistic stock living in southern Africa; in the second subcluster the populations of central-eastern Africa were localized, and the third subcluster included the populations living in the West.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rickards
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinez-Labarga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taraborelli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ciminelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gruppioni
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics; D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000235:genetics; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000235:genetics; D000263:Adenylate Kinase / Q000235:genetics; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D001541:Benin; D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics*; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D004247:DNA; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D000263:Adenylate Kinase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases