The present study was conducted in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The aim of research study was to assess the changing Family Composition, Structure and Practices in urban area of Kanpur City. Purposively 80 families of middle socioeconomic strata were selected for the study. A survey was conducted using a selfstructured questionnaire with close ended questions, to collect the data regarding...

In the last 4 years, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have revolutionized the complex disease genomics research worldwide. In the context of type 2 diabetes, GWASs have led to the discovery of several novel genetic markers that illuminated hitherto unknown biological pathways. Now, the validation of these type 2 diabetes–related priority single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (from GWASs...

I nbreeding has been shown in almost all species to be associated with impairment of function because of homozygosity of recessive alleles. This occurs across a wide range of traits and suggests a large number of deleterious alleles in the human genome. This has been predicted from the reduced early survival of offspring in first cousin marriages and from similar results in other organisms. As ...

I nbreeding has been shown in almost all species to be associated with impairment of function because of homozygosity of recessive alleles. This occurs across a wide range of traits and suggests a large number of deleterious alleles in the human genome. This has been predicted from the reduced early survival of offspring in first cousin marriages and from similar results in other organisms. As ...

s and supplementary: http:/eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~drwhite/links2pdf.htm Practicum http://eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~drwhite/pub/Ethno-Sociology-Practicum.pdf George Marshall (1947) spoke of the enormous complexity facing the postwar era that made it “exceedingly difficult for the man in the street to reach a clear appraisal of the situation.” Bill Gates, echoing Marshall in a Harvard address (2007) six...

This paper explores the historical and social context of population genetic research conducted in India by focusing on a study by Reich et al which aimed to reconstruct Indian population history. The paper addresses two themes. First, it considers the agendas and modes of thinking about Indian populations and the caste system on which this study appears to be based. Second, it reflects on the m...

The studies on surnames give information regarding origin, migration, evolution and variation within and between populations. Lasker (1988) noted that the distribution of surnames reflects the effect of mate choice on a population’s genetic structure. The present study on surname repetition is done with the aim of assessing genetic homogeneity/heterogeneity among the Kolam (primitive tribe), Ko...

C utaneous malignant melanoma (CMM; MIM#155601) comprises about 1% of all cancer cases in European populations, but its mortality is over 2% because of the propensity of this tumour to metastasise. Surveillance of CMM-prone individuals and populations should decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. In approximately 5–12% of all melanoma cases, there is a family history...

India is the sixth largest country of the world in size and with a population 1.21 billion (http://www.censusindia.gov.in) has the distinction of being the second most populous country of the world, housing 17.5% of all humans (http://www.prb.org). It is part of the Indian subcontinent that is comprised of the surrounding countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal, and China with whom i...

We use the 1990 U.S. Census Public Use Microdata Sample to assess the effect of union type and conceptions of marriage markets on patterns of intimate interracial contact. In so doing we challenge the assumptions that marriage is the only type of union that needs to be examined, and that people select partners in a national marriage market. Our results suggest that neither of these assumptions ...