Anthropological studies in Assam, India. 6. Differentiation processes among Assamese populations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22582553 |
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| Authors | Heidi Danker-Hopfe, Heidi Danker‐hopfe (0000-0001-7001-1715, Gauhati University, corresponding author), B M Das, Barnali Das (0000-0003-0279-0133), Hubert Walter (0000-0002-9403-6121), Priya Bala Das, Reena Das (0000-0002-8938-5423), Renuka Das |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-184 |
| Publication date | 1988-06-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099 |
| Publisher | Schweizerbart (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1127/anthranz/46/1988/159 |
| PMID | 3408249 |
| OpenAlex | W2438417692 |
| Language | EN |
In 1978-79 13 Assamese populations--two Muslim groups, five Mongoloid groups and 6 Hindu caste groups--have been investigated for the distribution of anthropometric, anthroposcopic and dermatoglyphic traits as well as for the distribution of ABO blood groups and PTC taste sensitivity. Except for finger ridge patterns all traits under investigation showed a marked intergroup variability. For anthropometric, anthroposcopic and dermatoglyphic traits a clear differentiation in Mongoloid populations on one hand and Hindu caste groups on the other could be observed and be substantiated by results of corresponding distance analyses. With regard to Muslims it has to be distinguished between Marias who seem to be more closely related to Mongoloid populations and Sheikhs whose phenotypic appearance is more like that of the Hindu caste groups. The results are discussed.
ABO blood group system · Anthropometry · Assamese · Biology · Caste · Hinduism · Mongoloid · Population · Sociology · Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies · Demography · Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits · Genetics · Internal Medicine · Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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