Meghalaya
Somatotypes of adolescent Pnar girls of Jaintia Hills districts of Meghalaya
By: J.W. DKHAR – Adolescence is the time when human biology is changing rapidly, so the changes in physique during this phase are quite obvious. The present study was conducted among 289 Pnar girls aged 10-18 years living in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya to assess the variation in somatotypes among Pnar girls during adolescence.…
Phenotypic and Allelic Distribution of ABO Blood Groups, Rhesus Blood Type, PTC Taste Sensitivity, and Color Blindness among the Pnars of West Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya, India
ABO blood groups, Color-blindness, Meghalaya, Northeast India, Pnar tribe, PTC taste sensitivity, Rhesus blood typeBy: VIVOTO TSUKRU, ITIAKLUNG PUTLANG, DHRUBA KUMAR LIMBU – The genetic structures of populations belonging to varied races and ethnic groups differ considerably in genetic markers distribution and occurrence frequencies. The present study is an attempt to describe the genetic composition of the Pnar tribe of Meghalaya, Northeast India using four genetic markers viz., ABO…