Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 28, 2026

Genetic Variant Detection in the CALR gene using High Resolution Melting Analysis
Published on: August 26, 2020
Some genetic markers in Valachian (Olachian) Gypsies in Slovakia
I Bernasovský1, N Halko, I Biros
1Institute of Anthropology and Zoology, Faculty of Science, P.J. Safárik University, Kosice, Slovakia.
Abstract:
ABO, RH, MN, Kell, P, Lutheran, Lewis, HP, GC, ACP, PGM1, ADA and ESD markers were studied in 122 Valachian Gypsies from Vinodol in West Slovakia. The Valachian Gypsies represent about 5% of the total number of Gypsies (400,000) living in the Czech and Slovak Republic. The results show that their gene pool differs greatly from the one obtained for other Gypsy populations. Since Valachian Gypsies form an endogamous isolate with a high degree of inbreeding, genetic drift and founder effect might have contributed to this difference.
Related Concept Videos
Polygenic Traits
Polygenic Traits
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms-SNPs
Human Genetics
The complex relationship between genetics and psychology is observable through common biological components such...
Genetic Variation
Genes exist in different versions called alleles, which...
Ethnic Identity within a Larger Culture

