Human races: A genetic and evolutionary perspective

American Anthropologist

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 632-650

  Templeton, Alan R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic differentiation; Haplotype tree; Lineage; Race; Subspecies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032281841     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1998.100.3.632     Document Type: Review

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