Variations in mitochondrial DNA of dogs isolated from archaeological sites in Japan and neighbouring islands

Anthropological Science

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-228

  Okumura, Naohiko ^a   Ishiguro, Naotaka ^a   Nakano, Masuo ^a   Matsui, Akira ^b   Shigehara, Nobuo ^c   Nishimoto, Toyohiko ^d   Sahara, Makoto ^d  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Nara Natl Cultur Properties R   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL MUSEUM OF JAPANESE HISTORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Dog; Haplotype; Mitochondria; PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033163952     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.107.213     Document Type: Article

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