Table 1 Geographic locations, sample size, socio-economic activities and linguistic affiliation of populations analyzed for lactase haplotypes in this study
From: Genetic diversity of lactase persistence in East African populations
Populations | Sub-group | Country | Sample size | Socio-economic activities | Linguistic affiliation | Sub-family | Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arabs | Gaalien | Sudan | 40 | Agriculturalists | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | Shendi | 16N 33E |
Shwaiga | Sudan | 38 | Agriculturalists | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | Karima | 18N 31E | |
Shokrya | Sudan | 40 | Pastoralists | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | New Halfa | 15N 35E | |
Beja | Bani Amir | Sudan | 37 | Pastoralists | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | Sinkat | 18N 36E |
Copts | – | Sudan | 39 | Agriculturalists | Afro-Asiatic | Ancient Egyptian | Khartoum | 15N 32E |
Nubians | Halfawien | Sudan | 39 | Agriculturalists | Nilo-Saharan | Eastern Sudanic | Wadi Halfa | 21N 31E |
Mahas | Sudan | 39 | Agriculturalists | Nilo-Saharan | Eastern Sudanic | Kerma | 19N 30E | |
Darfurians | Mixed | Sudan | 49 | Agriculturalists | Nilo-Saharan | Fur and Eastern Sudanic | El-Fashir | 13N 25E |
Nuba | Mixed | Sudan | 40 | Agro-pastoralists | Nilo-Saharan and Niger-Congo | Eastern Sudanic, Kordofanian and Kadugli-Krongo | Kadugli | 11N 29E |
Fulani | – | Sudan | 39 | Pastoralists | Niger-Congo | Atlantic | Nomadic groups | – |
Nilotes | Mixed | South Sudan | 48 | Agro-Pastoralists | Nilo-Saharan | Eastern Sudanic | Juba | 4N 31E |
Ethiopians | Amhara, Tigray and Oromo | Ethiopia | 40 | Agro-Pastoralists | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic and Cushitic | Khartoum | 15N 32E |
Dutch | – | Netherlands | 46 | Agro-Pastoralists | Indo-European | Germanic | Dutch groups | – |