Marriage ethnic assortative mating of urban and rural population of Karachay-Cherkessia
- Authors: El’chinova G.I.1, Makaov A.H.2, Petrin A.N.3, Zinchenko R.A.1,4
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Affiliations:
- Research Centre for Medical Genetics
- Habezs Central District Hospital
- Evdokimov Моscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
- Issue: Vol 53, No 7 (2017)
- Pages: 838-841
- Section: Short Communications
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1022-7954/article/view/188374
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795417060059
- ID: 188374
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Abstract
This paper presents analysis of 28879 marriage records from 1990–2000 (total sample). Ethnic marriage assortative mating is positive in all ethnic groups significantly represented in Karachay-Cherkessia; the lowest values are characteristic of the more numerous ethnic groups (Karachays and Russians). The rate of metisation of the urban population is 21.6%; the rate for the rural population is 16%; the values vary significantly for different ethnic groups, reaching 98% for urban Ukrainians. With this rate of gene exchange, half of the urban population becomes interbred after three generations, and half of the rural population after four.
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G. I. El’chinova
Research Centre for Medical Genetics
Author for correspondence.
Email: elchinova@med-gen.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 115478
A. H. -M. Makaov
Habezs Central District Hospital
Email: elchinova@med-gen.ru
Russian Federation, Habez, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, 369400
A. N. Petrin
Evdokimov Моscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
Email: elchinova@med-gen.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 127473
R. A. Zinchenko
Research Centre for Medical Genetics; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Email: elchinova@med-gen.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 115478; Moscow, 117997