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Three descendants of Koch, Indo-Mongolid populations, have been studied for their 12 genetic markers of blood group, red cell enzyme and serum protein. Distribution of their phenotype and allele frequencies shows some variants apart from their common alleles. Analysis on genetic material reveals very low differentiation coefficient (GST) value for the total population, and in the distance measure the Poliya and the Tiyor stand close to each other compared to other populations. Data on ethnohistory of the peoples have been discussed in the light of the results obtained from genetic analysis.
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Banerjee, S., Das, M.K., Das, K. et al. Genetic differentiation among the three Hindu low caste groups of Malda district, West Bengal, India. Int. J. Anthropol. 7, 7–15 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02445037
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