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A population genetic study of Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea
Acta Anthropogenetica
|January 1, 1982
Abstract:
A sample of 105 coastal people and 82 mountain dwellers from Goodenough Island, off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea have been tested for four blood group systems, haemoglobin, 17 enzyme systems and four serum proteins. Transferrins D1 and Blae were found in both populations and the frequency of almost 29% for PGDc in the mountain people is one of the highest for the region. Deficiency of G-6 PD and the presence of PGK4 were detected only in the coastal populations.