Genetic Diversity among Selected Ethnic Subpopulations of Australia: Evidence from Three Highly Polymorphic DNA Loci

Human Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 489-508

  Robinson, Sarah L ^a,b   Gutowski, Stephen J ^a   Van Oorschot, Roland A H ^a   Fripp, Yvonne ^b   Mitchell, John ^b  

^a Victoria Forensic Science Centre   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; D1S80; DNA polymorphism; Ethnic groups; Forensic science; GST; HLA DQA1; HVR loci; Migration; PCR; RST; THO1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030213353     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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