Mitochondrial DNA and ancient population growth

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Relethford, John H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Mismatch distributions; Mitochondrial DNA; Modern human origins; Population growth

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031887944     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199801)105:1<1::AID-AJPA1>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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