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Rhesus polymorphism in New Caledonia, I : genetic structures of three local populations

Contributors

Louis, F.J.; Sanchez-Mazas, Alicia

Published in

Gene geography, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 81-90

Publication date

1994

Abstract

Rhesus phenotypes are presented for a total of 2,052 individuals belonging to three sympatric populations of New Caledonia : Kanaks (Melanesians), Wallisians (Polynesians) and Europeans born in New Caledonia. The maximum-likehood gene frequency estimations reveal a significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for the Kanak and Wallisian samples. As suggested on statistical grounds, this disequilibrium can be attributed to antigen e mistypings, frequently encountered for this system. This hypothesis leads to new estimations of Rhesus haplotype frequencies for the two samples. They reveal a high degree of genetic similarity (89.6%) between Kanaks and Wallisians, with little or no evidence of admixture with Europenas from New Caledonia. The latter are genetically close to southern Europeans in having a very high R1 frequency.

Keywords

  • Human genetics
  • Rhesus polymorphism
  • New Caledonia

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Citation (ISO format)

LOUIS, F.J., SANCHEZ-MAZAS, Alicia. Rhesus polymorphism in New Caledonia, I : genetic structures of three local populations. In: Gene geography, 1994, vol. 8, n° 2, p. 81–90.

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  • PID : unige:14477

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0394-249X
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