Distribution of sequence variation in the mtDNA control region of native North Americans

Human Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 749-776

  Lorenz, Joseph G ^a   Smith, David Glenn ^b  

^a Analytical Genetic Testing Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

D loop; Divergence; Haplogroups; Language group; Pcr; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031543321     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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