Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Society of Human Genetics
Abstract
Data on two blood group and three serum protein polymorphisms of the
Turpu Kapu, an endogamous population of Vizianagaram District, Andhra
Pradesh (AP) is presented. The gene frequencies for the blood group
systems ABO and Rh are within the ranges of distribution reported
earlier among the caste populations of Andhra Pradesh. The study
population shows highest frequency of Hp1 allele and the lowest
frequency of Hp2 allele compared to the other populations of AP. The Cp
system is monomorphic, all individuals being the BB type. The GC system
exhibits polymorphism with the gene frequencies of GC1 and GC2 alleles
showing the highest and lowest frequencies, respectively, as compared
to the caste populations reported earlier. The χ2 test suggest
that this population is in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium