title: [Characterization of the marriage structure and migration in Chuvash population].
abstract: Parameters of the marriage structure and migration were analyzed on the basis of marriage records in the Kanash, Cheboksary, and Morgaushi raions of the Chuvash Republic. Ethnic assortiveness was not detected in Chuvashes and was 4.16-18.05 in Russians. Gene flow between Chuvashes and Russians was 5.1-8.3%; the degree of endogamy was 0.61-0.70.
authors: Medical Genetic Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, 115478 Russia. elchinova@mail.ru
authors: G I
authors: GI
authors: El'chinova
authors: E K
authors: EK
authors: Ginter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012426:Russia