Genetic Distance between Jews and Non-Jews of Four Regions

31 December 1981

journal article
research article
Published by S. Karger AG in Human Heredity

Vol. 32 (4) , 259-263
https://doi.org/10.1159/000153303

Abstract

Using gene frequency data of nine blood group and protein loci, genetic relationships between Jews and non-Jews of four regions were studied by genetic distance analysis. The Yemenite Jews to the Israeli Arabs and the Iranian Jews to the Iranians have a high degree of genetic affinity. But on the other hand the Ashkenazi Jews are closer to the North African Jews than they are to the non-Jewish populations in Europe and North-Africa, respectively.

Keywords

JEWS
BLOOD GROUPS
PROTEINS
GENETIC DISTANCE
DENDROGRAM

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