Admixture and Heterozygosity in West Alaskan Populations

• Published in: Journal of Biosocial Science
• Main Authors: Byard, Pamela J., Schanfield, M. S., Crawford, Michael H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1983
• Subjects: Lawrence Island; King Island; Savoonga; St Lawrence Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932000014498; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0021932000014498

Summary Average heterozygosities for four communities (Savoonga and Gambell on St Lawrence Island, the King Island community now located in Nome, and Wales) are computed from blood allele frequencies. No significant relationship is found between this measure of heterozygosity and the amount of Europ...