Extent of heterogeneity in mitochondrial DNA of ethnic Asian populations

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 591-602

  Melton, Terry ^a,b   Stoneking, Mark ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 409 Carpenter Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

analysis of molecular variance; Asian populations; forensic science; mitochondrial DNA; population genetics; sequence specific oligonucleotide typing

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029953039     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs13960j     Document Type: Article

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