ALFRED: allele frequency database

The ALlele FREquency Database
ALFRED is a resource of gene frequency data on human populations
supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation.

ALFRED detailed record information

Population Information

Name	ALFRED UID	Primary Language	Language Family
Yadava	PO000367Q

Synonyms: Gollas ;
Geographic Location¹: 35N, 68E; 8N, 97E

Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources:
References: See references
Population Description:

Hindu caste

Being curated
References:

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Punugu

Sample UID: SA000874T

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated adults belonging to the Punugu subcaste. The Punugu are a subcaste of the Yadava (Golla) caste. The sample was collected from the Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh, India. They still retain their traditional patterns intact and maintain a high degree of endogamy within the subcasts. Yadavas in general prefer consanguineous marriages and village endogamy.

Number of Chromosomes: 62

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References:
- Reddy BH, Sun G, Luis JR, Crawford MH, Hemam NS, Deka R. "Genomic diversity at thirteen short tandem repeat loci in a substructured caste population, Golla, of southern Andhra Pradesh, India ". Hum Biol. 73:175-90. . (2001) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Kurava

Sample UID: SA001566S

Sample Description:This sample consists of Kuravas living in Andhra Pradesh, India. Kuravas are a lower middle caste population that speak Telugu, a Dravidian language.

Number of Chromosomes: 66

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References:
- Reddy BM, Naidu VM, Madhavi VK, Thangaraj K, Langstieh BT, Venkataramana P, Kumar V, Singh L. "STR data for the Amp FlSTR Profiler Plus loci among 27 populations of different social hierarchy from southern part of Andhra Pradesh, India". Forensic Sci Int. 149:81-97. (2005) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Pokanati

Sample UID: SA000872R

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated adults belonging to the Pokanati subcaste. The Pokanati are a subcaste of the Yadava (Golla) caste. The sample was collected from the Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh, India. They still retain their traditional patterns intact and maintain a high degree of endogamy within the subcasts. Yadavas in general prefer consanguineous marriages and village endogamy.

Number of Chromosomes: 118

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Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Yadava

Sample UID: SA003836U

Sample Description:This sample consists of Yadavas from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Yadavas are a pastoral caste group.

Number of Chromosomes: 60

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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, Miraz�n 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: Kurava

Sample UID: SA000875U

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated adults belonging to the Kurava subcaste. The Kurava are a subcaste of the Yadava (Golla) caste. The sample was collected from the Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh, India. They still retain their traditional patterns intact and maintain a high degree of endogamy within the subcasts. Yadavas in general prefer consanguineous marriages and village endogamy.

Number of Chromosomes: 20

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Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Doddi

Sample UID: SA000869X

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated adults belonging to the Doddi subcaste. The Doddi are a subcaste of the Yadava (Golla) caste. The sample was collected from the Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh, India. They still retain their traditional patterns intact and maintain a high degree of endogamy within the subcasts. Yadavas in general prefer consanguineous marriages and village endogamy.

Number of Chromosomes: 138

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Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Erra

Sample UID: SA000870P

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated adults belonging to the Erra subcaste. The Erra are a subcaste of the Yadava (Golla) caste. The sample was collected from the Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh, India. They still retain their traditional patterns intact and maintain a high degree of endogamy within the subcasts. Yadavas in general prefer consanguineous marriages and village endogamy.

Number of Chromosomes: 86

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Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Karnam

Sample UID: SA000871Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated adults belonging to the Karnam subcaste. The Karnam are a subcaste of the Yadava (Golla) caste. The sample was collected from the Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh, India. They still retain their traditional patterns intact and maintain a high degree of endogamy within the subcasts. Yadavas in general prefer consanguineous marriages and village endogamy.

Number of Chromosomes: 104

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Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Puja

Sample UID: SA000873S

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated adults belonging to the Puja subcaste. The Puja are a subcaste of the Yadava (Golla) caste. The sample was collected from the Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh, India. They still retain their traditional patterns intact and maintain a high degree of endogamy within the subcasts. Yadavas in general prefer consanguineous marriages and village endogamy.

Number of Chromosomes: 52

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Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Yadava

Sample UID: SA000577T

Sample Description:This sample was collected from individuals living in Andhra Pradesh who belong to the Yadava caste . Andhra Pradesh is located on the eastern coast of South India. The Yadava caste is part of the middle Hindu caste hierarchy. All memebers of this sample speake Telegu, a Dravidian language.

Number of Chromosomes: 106

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References:
- Bamshad MJ, Watkins WS, Dixon ME, Jorde LB, Rao BB, Naidu JM, Prasad BVR, Rasanayagam A, Hammer MF. "Female gene flow stratifies Hindu castes". Nature 395:651-652. (1998) Online citation.

- Watkins WS, Bamshad M, Dixon ME, Bhaskara Rao B, Naidu JM, Reddy PG, Prasad BVR, Das PK, Reddy PC, Gai PB, Bhanu A, Kusuma YS, Lum JK, Fischer P, Jorde LB. "Multiple origins of the mtDNA 9-bp deletion in populations of South India". Am J Phys Anthropol 109:147-158. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Yadava

Sample UID: SA001568U

Sample Description:This sample consists of Yadavas living in Andhra Pradesh, India. Yadavas are a lower middle caste population that speak Telugu, a Dravidian language.

Number of Chromosomes: 52

Relation to Other Samples:

- Reddy BM, Reddy ANS, Nagaraja T, Bhaskar LVKS, Thangaraj K, Reddy AG, Singh L "Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Genes among the 28 Caste and Tribal Populations of India.". Int J Hum Genet 6:309-316. (2006)

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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