mtDNA analysis in ancient Nubians supports the existence of gene flow between sub-Sahara and North Africa in the Nile valley

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-227

  Fox, C Lalueza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUBIAN;

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

DNA ANALYSIS; GENE FLOW; MIGRATION ROUTE; NUBIAN PEOPLE; POPULATION MIGRATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; EGYPT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOSSIL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SUDAN;

AFRICA; DNA; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EGYPT; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOSSILS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUDAN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AFRICA, NILE VALLEY;

EID: 0031148098     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469700004952     Document Type: Article

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