Population genetic studies on nine Aboriginal ethnic groups of Taiwan. I. Red cell enzyme systems

Population genetic study of nine aboriginal ethnic groups of Taiwan (Ami, A tayal, Bunun, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiat, TI;ou, and Yami) was carried out. Twelve red cell enzymes (AcP, AK, CA1, CA2, EsD, GLO, GPT, GOT, LDH, M DH, PGD, and PGM1) were analyzed by isoelectric focusing method and starch gel electrophoretic method. Six loci (AcP, EsD, GLO, GPT, PGD, and PGM1) we re polymorphic. Three alleles (PGM1*6, GPT*6, and EsD*7) were in relatively higher allele frequencies in Taiwan aboriginal populations, and we found h omozygotes for those alleles. Phylogenetic relationship based on genetic di stances among those ethnic groups more or less fit to their geographical di stribution, but not to linguistic classification.