title: A genomic insight into diversity among tribal and nontribal population groups of Manipur, India.
abstract: Twenty autosomal markers, including linked markers at two gene markers, are used to understand the genomic similarity and diversity among three tribal (Paite, Thadou, and Kom) and one nontribal communities of Manipur (Northeast India). Two of the markers (CD4 and HB9) are monomorphic in Paite and one (the CD4 marker) in Kom. Data suggest the Meitei (nontribal groups) stand apart from the three tribal groups with respect to higher heterozygosity (0.366) and presence of the highest ancestor haplotypes of DRD2 markers (0.228); this is also supported by principal co-ordinate analysis. These populations are found to be genomically closer to the Chinese population than to other Indian populations.
authors: Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India. knsaraswathy@yahoo.com
authors: K N
authors: KN
authors: Saraswathy
authors: Naorem
authors: N
authors: Kiranmala
authors: Benrithung
authors: B
authors: Murry
authors: Ekata
authors: E
authors: Sinha
authors: Deepti
authors: D
authors: Saksena
authors: Harpreet
authors: H
authors: Kaur
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Sachdeva
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Kalla
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D023281:Genomics; D006239:Haplotypes; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People