BARC/PUB/2005/0244

 
 

Polymorphism Data at D8S315 Locus Among Five Ethnic Groups of Kerala from South India

 
     
 
Author(s)

Ahmad, S.; Seshadri, M.
(BSG)

Source

Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2005. Vol. 50 (1): Article no. JFS2004305

ABSTRACT

A total of 254 random, healthy individuals belonging to five distinct ethnic groups were analyzed for tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism at autosomal microsatellite locus D8S315. The five distinct ethnic groups: Ezhavas, Nairs, Arayas, Vishwakarma, and Muslims belonged to Kerala state of South India. Muslims are religio-ethnic group while other populations mentioned above belong to distinct section of Hindu religion. All these population groups speak “Malayalam,” an Indo-Dravidian language.

 
 
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