Phenotypic Variation in ABO and Rh Blood Groups, PTC Tasting Ability, and Lingual Rotation among Southern Peruvian Quechua Indians

Document Type

Article

Authors

R M. Garruto, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
C Hoff, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
P T. Baker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
H J. Jacobi, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Abstract

Data were collected on four gene marker systems from five Quechua and one Mestizo population in southern Peru. The Quechua samples were selected from populations residing in four different ecological zones; two were from the altiplano and one each from the tierra templada, ceja de la montana, and the coast. The study revealed a high degree of similarity between the Quechua groups, irrespective of differences in altitude, but not with the Mestizo population.

Recommended Citation

Garruto, R M.; Hoff, C; Baker, P T.; and Jacobi, H J. (1975) "Phenotypic Variation in ABO and Rh Blood Groups, PTC Tasting Ability, and Lingual Rotation among Southern Peruvian Quechua Indians," Human Biology: Vol. 47: Iss. 3, Article 2.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol47/iss3/2