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| Genetic studies in Cameroon: mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Bamileke.: An article from: Human Biology | Digitalby Rosaria Scozzari (Author), Antonio Torroni (Author), Ornella Semino (Author), Fulvio Cruciani (Author), Gabriella Spedini (Author), Silvana Augusta Santachiara Benerecetti (Author)
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| | Binding: | Digital | | Publisher: | Wayne State University Press | | Page Count: | 11 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 01, 1994 | | Sales Rank: | 4,742,496th |
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This digital document is an article from Human Biology, published by Wayne State University Press on February 1, 1994. The length of the article is 3025 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the author: In two population samples of 77 Bamileke (Bantu sensu lato) and 18 Bakaka (Bantu sensu stricto) from southwestern Cameroon, the mtDNA RFLPs for the HpaI, HaeII, MspI, AvaII, and HincII enzymes were studied. Two of the MspI morphs had not been reported before. Six new types were found, four of which represent new combinations of previously described morphs. The AvaII morph 3 was found in association with the "African" HpaI morph 3. This finding is in line with previous observations in Negroids and demonstrates the usefulness of this combination as an indicator of black African ancestry. Two differences were noted between the groups: a lower frequency of HpaI morph 3 and a higher frequency of HaeII morph 4 in the Bakaka with respect to the Bamileke (0.44 versus 0.62 and O.17 versus 0.03, respectively). The importance of these differences could not be evaluated because the Bakaka sample was too small. Nevertheless, because the Bamileke show a relatively low frequency of mtDNA type 1 (2.1.1.1.1.-) and high frequencies of mtDNA types 2 (3.1.1.1.3.-) and 7 (3.1.1.1.1.-), they can be placed with the other Negroids so far examined, but they are closer to the Senegalese than to the Bantu from South Africa. In comparing the Bamileke and the Bantu, mtDNA type 3 (3.1.1.2.2.-) appears particularly discriminative because it is present in all the Bantu subgroups examined but not in the Bamileke. mtDNA type 39 (2.1.4.1.1.-), which was observed only in the Bamileke, might be considered likewise discriminative, although to a lesser degree.Citation DetailsTitle: Genetic studies in Cameroon: mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Bamileke.Author: Rosaria ScozzariPublication: Human Biology (Refereed)Date: February 1, 1994Publisher: Wayne State University PressVolume: v66 Issue: n1 Page: p1(12)Distributed by Thomson Gale |
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