Population structure and genetic differentiation among the substructured Vysya caste population in comparison to the other populations of Andhra Pradesh, India

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 538-549

  Lakshmi, N ^a   Demarchi, Dario A ^a   Veerraju, P ^a   Rao, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDIA; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADULT; ALLELES; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDIA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

INDIA;

EID: 0036030487     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460110114707     Document Type: Article

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