Microevolution and genetic affinities among six Amerindian tribes of lower central America: Comparative genetic study of serum proteins

Human Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 929-953

  Bieber, Heidi ^a   Bieber, Sebastian W ^a   Rodewald, Alexander ^a   Barrantes, Ramiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

ASHG; F13B; GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS; MESO AMERICAN AMERINDIANS; PI; POPULATION STUDIES; SERUM PROTEINS; TF

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030480131     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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