A genetic survey in the Bhil tribe of Madhya Pradesh, Central India
- 31 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 49 (2) , 179-185
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330490205
Abstract
Examination of blood groups, plasma proteins and red cell enzyme types (23 loci), in a sample of 145 Bhils, a tribal group of Madhya Pradesh, Central India, demonstrates their genetic uniqueness. They differ in a number of systems from the nearby nontribal groups both of Hindus and Muslims. The results suggest that the Bhil frequencies include vestiges of the ancestral genepool of a more widespread aboriginal population whose influence is detectable in the gene frequencies of some other populations in India.Keywords
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