ALFRED

The ALlele FREquency Database
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
Keralite	PO000672P

Synonyms: Malayalee ;
Geographic Location¹: 13N, 75E; 8N, 77.5E

Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources:
References: See references
Wiki for Population: Wiki_Keralite (help annotate this population)

Population Description: Being curated
References:

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Ezhavas

Sample UID: SA001833P

Sample Description:This sample consists of Ezhavas residing in the Kollam district of Kerala state on the south-west coast of India. They speak 'Malayalam', which belongs to the Dravidian family of languages. Ezhavas are the largest single Hindu community of the Kerala state and practice agriculture as their basic occupation.

Number of Chromosomes: 148

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Ghosh A, Seshadri M. "Indian ethnic populations characterized by dopamine (D4) receptor VNTR polymorphism". Ann Hum Biol. 32:574-84. (2005) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Muslim (Kerala)

Sample UID: SA001835R

Sample Description:This sample consists of Muslims residing in the Kollam district of Kerala state on the south-west coast of India. They speak 'Malayalam', which belongs to the Dravidian family of languages. Muslims form a significant religio-ethnic group of the state. Muslims of Kollam district analysed in the present study are largely traders and follow the Shafi school of the Sunni sect of Islam.

Number of Chromosomes: 130

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Ghosh A, Seshadri M. "Indian ethnic populations characterized by dopamine (D4) receptor VNTR polymorphism". Ann Hum Biol. 32:574-84. (2005) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Keralite

Sample UID: SA001854S

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated immigrants from Kerala, a Southwestern state of India. Samples were collected in and around the Hartford area of Connecticut (USA). Malayalam is the language spoken by these individuals.

Number of Chromosomes: 60

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Kenneth K. Kidd et al. "Data unpublished".

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Nairs

Sample UID: SA001834Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of Nairs residing in the Kollam district of Kerala state on the south-west coast of India. They speak 'Malayalam', which belongs to the Dravidian family of languages. Nairs are the military elite of the land.

Number of Chromosomes: 114

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Ghosh A, Seshadri M. "Indian ethnic populations characterized by dopamine (D4) receptor VNTR polymorphism". Ann Hum Biol. 32:574-84. (2005) 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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