Assortative mating for colour in Indian populations
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Summary: Skin colour is measured at the inner upper arm and forehead by reflectance spectrophotometry in 310 Punjabi Hindu spouse pairs. It suggests genetic similarity of the two subcastes Khatri and Arora, of Punjabi Hindus, and that caste formation is essentially a social phenomenon. There is evidence of positive assortative mating with respect to skin colour.
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Skin pigmentation has been observed as a criterion for endogamy in modern human populations.
“Assortative mating based on coloration is common in vertebrates (57), and skin pigmentation has been observed as a criterion for endogamy in modern human populations (58, 59).”
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- Authors
- Banerjee, S.
- Affiliations
- Guru Nanak Dev University (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Banerjee, Sarla
- Venue
- Journal of Biosocial Science
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1985-04
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 205-209
- ISSN
- 0021-9320 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7599
- OpenAlex
- W2105379709
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2018: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Biosocial Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Race, Genetics, and Society
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › South Asian Studies and Diaspora
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
- Keywords
- assortative mating, skin colour, caste formation, genetic similarity
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, India, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Skin Pigmentation, Social Class
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