BLOOD GROUPS OF THE ANAQTUAVIK ESKIMOS, ALASKA

A blood group study of the Eskimos living in Anaktuvuk Pass was undertaken. Genealogical relationships and birthplaces were gathered, the gene frequency ratios were computed, and an analysis of the inheritance inside families was made. The frequencies were compared with those of other Eskimo tribes....

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Main Author: LAUGHLIN,W.S.
Other Authors: ARCTIC AEROMEDICAL LAB FORT WAINWRIGHT ALASKA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1957
Subjects:
*BLOOD
ANTHROPOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION
GENETICS
GEOGRAPHY
POPULATION
*ESKIMOS
eskimo*
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0294037
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0294037
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Summary:A blood group study of the Eskimos living in Anaktuvuk Pass was undertaken. Genealogical relationships and birthplaces were gathered, the gene frequency ratios were computed, and an analysis of the inheritance inside families was made. The frequencies were compared with those of other Eskimo tribes. The presence of blood type B has been established in the interior Eskimos of Alaska. This is characteristic of the Alaskan Eskimo tribes for whom data now exist.All have varying frequencies of B as compared with the Alaskan Indians who either lack B or have an extremely small amount. (Author)

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