Ethnic populations of India as seen from an evolutionary perspective

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 533-545

  Majumder, P P ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Demography; Migration; Mitochondrial DNA; Polymorphism; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; ETHNICITY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MIGRATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; ETHNOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HAPLOTYPE; INDIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GROWTH; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

INDIA;

HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 0035678201     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02704750     Document Type: Review

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