Geographic homogeneity and non-equilibrium patterns of mtDNA sequences in Tuscany, Italy

Human Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-150

  Bertorelle, Giorgio ^a   Calafell, Francesc ^b   Francalacci, Paolo ^c   Bertranpetit, Jaunie ^b   Barbujani, Guido ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MIGRATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ITALY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0029889885     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050178     Document Type: Article

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