mtDNA variation in caste populations of Andhra Pradesh, India

Human Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-28

  Bamshad, Michael ^a   Fraley, Alexander E ^a   Crawford, Michael H ^b   Cann, Rebecca L ^c   Busi, Baskara R ^d   Naidu, J M ^d   Jorde, Lynn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Castes; Evolution; mtDNA; Population structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030088095     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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