Gene diversity and biochemical markers among someMuslim Populations of Uttar Pradesh

摘要

A sample of 312 individuals belonging to Sheikh (80), Pathan (54), Ansari (82),Syed (33), Saifi (33) and Hindu Bania (30) populations were surveyed for four protein andthree enzyme loci comprising 12 alleles. The markers used were protein (transferrin, hapto-globin, haemoglobin) and enzyme (lactate dehydrogenase, phosphogluconate dehydroge-nase, adenylate kinase). Except caeruloplasmin, variants were found among all loci, thoughno rare variant appears. The populations show genetic equilibrium for all of the loci. Ourgene frequencies show some difference from earlier studies for Muslims in general, therebeing no biradari wise study among Sunni Muslims earlier done anywhere in India or abroad.Heterozygosity ranged from 0.0123 to 0.1994 (Sheikh), 0.0182 to 0.2046 (Pathan), 0.0239 to0.1844 (Ansari), 0.0587 to 0.3966 (Syed), 0 to 0.3909 (Bania); the average DST and GSTvalues for the seven marker loci were 0.001 032 and 0.00 879, respectively. The results arediscussed. The gene frequency study shows closer relationship of Ansaris and Saifis withnative Hindu Banias, and may reflect on their probable conversion in the not remote past.