Summary
A study of genetic distance has been carried out between 9 Aboriginal tribes in the Northern Territory of Australia. The “B” statistic of Balakrishnan and Sanghvi (1968) was employed and the analysis was based on the variability demonstrated in 8 blood groups, serum protein and enzyme systems. The genetic distance relationships were found to be correlated with linguistic differences amongst the tribes as well as with the geographic distance separating them.
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Eine genetische Abstands-Studie von 9 Eingeborenen-Stämmen im nördlichen Australien wurde ausgeführt. Die “B”-Statistik von Balakrishnan u. Sanghvi (1968) wurde angewendet. Die Analyse geht von den Unterschieden aus, die in 8 Blutgruppen, im Serum-Protein und bei den Enzym-systemen demonstriert wurden. Die genetische Abstands-Verwandtchaft wurde mit linguistischen Unterschieden und mit der räumlichen Entfernung, in der die Stämme wohnen, in Beziehung gesetzt.
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Kirk, R.L., Sanghvi, L.D. & Balakrishnan, V. A further study of genetic distance among Australian Aborigines: Nine tribes in the Northern Territory. Humangenetik 14, 95–102 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00273291
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