title: Genetic characteristics of the Georgian population.
abstract: Allele and haplotype frequencies were determined for seven blood group genetic markers on a random sample of 366 individuals from two Georgian villages-Saberio and Alisubani. Genetic distance analysis shows that Georgians can be placed between the populations from the Northern Caucasian (West and Central) areas and the trans-Caucasian ethnic groups. An examination of the genetic relationship of Georgians with European and West Asian populations showed that Georgians are approximately equidistant from the groups compared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nucleic Acids, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Nasidze
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Salamatina
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005846:Georgia (Republic); D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D005819:Genetic Markers