title: New genetic data on Amerindians from the Paraguayan Chaco.
abstract: New data on 17 blood group and protein genetic systems obtained among the Ayoreo and Lengua Indians of Paraguay are presented. They include the first report on the red cell band-3 protein investigated among South American Indians. This information was integrated with previous results available for these two and four other groups. Five of the six populations reside in the Chaco area, while the sixth was included as an outgroup living elsewhere in Paraguay. Four of the five Chaco tribes exhibit good genetic homogeneity, but the Ayoreo are somewhat different. The results confirm the Chaco as a distinct biological (as well as cultural and economic) region, which should be considered in evaluations of genetic variability among South American Indians.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Goicoechea
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Carnese
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dejean
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Avena
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Weimer
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Estalote
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Simões
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palatnik
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Salamoni
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Salzano
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Callegari-Jacques
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D010239:Paraguay; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001798:Blood Proteins