Social Stratification in the Sikh Population of Punjab (India) Has a Genetic Basis: Evidence from Serological and Biochemical Markers

Abstract

The present study revealed much genetic heterogeneity in differently ranking Sikh caste populations of Punjab, mainly attributable to their different ethnic backgrounds, and provided a genetic basis to social stratification present in this religious community of Punjab, India.

Population Genetics for Autosomal STR Loci in Sikh Population of Central India

“…There is necessary to fill a big lacuna with information about the genetic diversity of Sikh Population. A very few number of genetic studies on Sikh population have been carried out around the world [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. However, no STR marker based study on Sikh populations of central India has been reported in the literature till date.…”

“…In the present study 140 unrelated individuals of three studied Sikh population Arora (n=40), Ramgariha (n=50) and Jat (n=50) were taken for analysis from MP, India on the nine microsatellite loci which are D13S317 (13q22-31), D7S820 (7q11. [21][22], Amelogenin (X:p22.1-22.3;Y:p11.2), D2S1338 (2q35-37.1), D21S11 (21q11.2-q21), D16S539 (16q24-qter), D18S51 (18q21.3), CSF1PO (5q33. and FGA (4q28).…”