RESUMEN

The genetic composition of a group of 24 Yamana indians that survive in Puerto Williams, navarino Island, Chile (parallel 55 south of Tierra del Fuego), was studied. Results showed that these indians have a different genetic composition than Pehuenche indians, specially for HLA system and sterase D. This fact validates the hypothesis based on archeological and antropological evidence, about the paleoindian origin of Yamanas

Asunto(s)

Indígenas Sudamericanos/genética , Frecuencia de los Genes/genética , Fosfoglucomutasa/genética , Haptoglobinas/genética , Esterasas/genética , Complejo Mayor de Histocompatibilidad/genética , Antropología Cultural/tendencias , Electroforesis en Gel de Almidón , Genética de Población , Antígenos de Grupos Sanguíneos/genética , Pruebas de Hemaglutinación