Location and frequency of polymorphic positions in the mtDNA control region of individuals from Germany

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 67-77

  Lutz, S ^a   Weisser, H J ^a   Heizmann, J ^a   Pollak, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

D loop region; DNA typing; Hypervariable regions; Mitochondrial DNA; Non coding region; PCR; Population study; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0031910489     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050117     Document Type: Article

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