Genetic Affinity Between Diverse Ethnoreligious Communities of Tamil Nadu, India

A Microsatellite Study

Bibliographic Data

ID6067351
AuthorsMuthukrishnan Eaaswarkhanth (0000-0001-9631-8555, Central Forensic Science Laboratory), T S Vasulu, Ikramul Haque (0000-0002-2463-5014)
Year2008
Volume80
Issue6
Pages601-609
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7143 • E-ISSN: 1534-6617
PublisherHuman Biology (The International Journal of Population Biology and Genetics) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3378/1534-6617-80.6.601
PMID19728538
OpenAlexW2164313041
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

Historically, a number of local Hindu caste groups have converted to Islam and formed religious endogamous groups. Therefore the local caste groups and religious communities in a region are expected to show genetic relatedness. In this study we investigate the genetic relationship between Tamil-speaking (Dravidian language) Muslims (Sunni), six endogamous Hindu castes, and a tribal ethnic group (Irulars) using 13 CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) autosomal microsatellite markers. Muslims show the highest average heterozygosity (0.405) compared to the other groups. The neighbor-joining tree and the multidimensional-scaling plot show clustering of Tamil-speaking Muslims with three caste groups (Gounder, Paraiyar, and Vanniyar), whereas the Irular tribe is separated out of the cluster

Allele · Biology · Caste · Dendrogram · Endogamy · Ethnic group · Genetic diversity · Geography · Hinduism · Linguistics · Microsatellite · Population · Sociology · Tamil · Tribe · Anthropology · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Genetic diversity and population structure · Genetics · Identification and Quantification in Food · Religious studies

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