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Micro-evolution in a human population: a study of social endogamy and blood type distribution among the Western Apache

American anthropologist58Published In 1956 • Pages: 1017-1043

By: Kraus, Bertram S., White, Charles B..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, based on field work done in 1954, presents the results of an attempt 'to apply modern population genetics to human breeding groups, and demonstrate certain aspects of the micro-evolutionary process in these groups' (p. 107). Kraus and White analyze the population genetics and marriage patterns of the Western Apache of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. Observations are made about Apache interband marriage relationships and affinities with other Indian populations in terms of blood type proportions and gene frequencies.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Organization and analysis of results of research
Genetics
Community structure
Regulation of marriage
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Western Apache
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Physical Anthropologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Delgra Childs , John Beierle ; 1980
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1954 (summer)
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1800-1954
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Cibecue and White Mountain Apache, Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Bertram S. Kraus and Charles B. White
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1041-1043)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
17015424
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Western Apache Indians