African-derived South American populations: A history of symmetrical and asymmetrical matings according to sex revealed by Bi- and uni-parental genetic markers

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 551-563

  Bortolini, Maria Ćtira ^a   Da Silva Jr , Wilson Araújo ^b   De Guerra, Dinorah Castro ^c   Remonatto, Gabriela ^a   Mirandola, Rosana ^a   Hutz, Mara H ^a   Weimer, Tania A ^a   Silva, Maria Cristina B O ^d   Zago, Marco Antonio ^b   Salzano, Francisco Mauro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 0001623155     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:4<551::AID-AJHB15>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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