ALFRED: allele frequency database
      The ALlele FREquency Database   
ALFRED is a resource of gene frequency data on human populations
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ALFRED detailed record information

Population Information

NameALFRED UIDPrimary LanguageLanguage Family
BadagaPO000468S

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  12N, 76E; 10.25N, 77.25E  
Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: 
References: See references
Wiki for Population: Wiki_Badaga (help annotate this population)  
Population Description: The Badaga are an indigenous group that inhabits the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, southern India. They speak Badaga, which is part of the Dravidian language family. Badagas are primarily Hindu, of the Shaivite persuasion.

The Badaga are a largely rural group. They mostly practiced mixed farming which included millets, barley, wheat and a variety of European vegetables. They also farm potato and cabbage which has assumed a major commercial importance. Each village belongs primarily to one clan and may contain several lineages. Traditionally, Badagas lived in a chiefdom, and they are still under a paramount chief.

For more information on the Badaga and related references please go to ALFREDWiki.
References:

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Badaga

Sample UID: SA001536P

Sample Description:This sample consists of blood samples randomly collected from badagas of Nilgiris (South India).

Number of Chromosomes: 130

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Panneerchelvan S, Gunachandran N, Vanaja N, Balachandran R, Sivapriya V, Baskar D, Nalina K, Rajmohan S, Damodaran C "Gene frequencies of 12 STR loci in an endogamous Badaga population (South India)". J Forensic Sci. 46:994-5. (2001) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Badaga

Sample UID: SA002277S

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated Badaga individuals, a tribal population from South India. Ethnicity was confirmed by the participants and the individuals were unrelated at least to the second cousin level.

Number of Chromosomes: 80

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Majumder PP, Dey B "Absence of the HIV-1 protective Delta ccr5 allele in most ethnic populations of India". Eur J Hum Genet. 9:794-6. (2001) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Badaga

Sample UID: SA003829W

Sample Description:This sample consists of Badaga individuals from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Number of Chromosomes: 172

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Gallego Romero I, Basu Mallick C, Liebert A, Crivellaro F, Chaubey G, Itan Y, Metspalu M, Eaaswarkhanth M, Pitchappan R, Villems R, Reich D, Singh L, Thangaraj K, Thomas MG, Swallow DM, Mirazón Lahr M, Kivisild T. "Herders of Indian and European Cattle Share Their Predominant Allele for Lactase Persistence". Mol Biol Evol 29:249-260. (2012) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Badaga

Sample UID: SA000930M

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated adult volunteers belonging to the Badaga tribal population. The Badaga are a endogamous Dravidian-speaking tribal population in southern India. This group is conifined to the hilly tracts and valleys of the Nilgiri region. Informed consent was obtained.

Number of Chromosomes: 102

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Vishwanathan H, Deepa E, Cordaux R, Stoneking M, Usha Rani MV, Majumder PP. "Genetic structure and affinities among tribal populations of southern India: a study of 24 autosomal DNA markers". Ann Hum Genet 68:128-138. (2004) Online citation.

1Geographic Coordinates represent two opposite corners of a rectangle encompassing the area where the population lives.This data is preliminary and changing.

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