Genetic characteristics of the Georgian population.
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.
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Department of Nucleic Acids, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.
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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
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D005819:Genetic Markers