Sequence diversity of the control region of mitochondrial DNA in Tuscany and its implications for the peopling of Europe

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-460

  Francalacci, Paolo ^a,b   Bertranpetit, Jaume ^c   Calafell, Francesc ^c   Underhill, Peter A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA sequences; European populations; Mitochondrial variability

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MIDDLE EAST; MIGRATION; POPULATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE EAST; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0029798343     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199608)100:4<443::AID-AJPA1>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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