The Seminole Indians of Oklahoma

Morphology and serology

Bibliographic Data

ID8313810
AuthorsW S Pollttzer (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), K K Namboodiri (National Institutes of Health), Robert C Elston (0000-0002-4743-8531, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), William H Brown (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Webster C Leyshon (National Institutes of Health)
Year1970
Volume33
Issue1
Pages15-29
Publication date1970-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330330104
PMID5431483
OpenAlexW2041875848
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited5

Two hundred and sixty‐three Indians aged six and above were studied in Oklahoma for blood types, hemoglobin types, and physical traits; 53% were Seminoles and the remainder were admixed with Creek or other populations. The results indicate that they resemble the Florida Seminoles in most of their serologic traits. In physical traits they are comparable to the group studied by Krogman two decades ago. Compared with the Florida Seminoles, the Oklahoma sample are slightly taller and heavier, significantly lighter in skin color, and have a lower incidence of sickle cell gene. By both serology and morphology the Oklahoma group are most similar to Florida Seminoles, slightly less similar to other Indian groups, and still less to White and Negro populations. The Oklahoma sample of women showed a non‐significantly greater fertility than those of Florida. Some indication of positive assortative mating for skin color was found in both groups

Antibody · Biology · Incidence (geometry) · Serology · Skin color · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology · Demography · Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments · Immunology · T-cell and Retrovirus Studies

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