Polymorphic Alu insertions and the Asian origin of native American populations

Human Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-39

  Novick, Gabriel E ^a   Novick, Corina C ^a   Yunis, Juan ^b   Yunis, Emilio ^b   Antunez De Mayolo, Pamela ^a   Scheer, W Douglas ^c   Deininger, Prescott L ^c,d   Stoneking, Mark ^e   York, Daniel S ^f   Batzer, Mark A ^c   Herrera, Rene J ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alu Insertion; Native Americans; Peopling of the Americas

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032006161     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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