Different genetic components in the Ethiopian population, identified by mtDNA and Y-chromosome polymorphisms

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 420-434

  Passarino, Giuseppe ^a,b   Semino, Ornella ^a   Quintana Murci, Lluís ^a   Excoffier, Laurent ^c   Hammer, Michael ^d   Santachiara Benerecetti, A Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENEGAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031886108     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301702     Document Type: Article

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