Classical polymorphisms in Berbers from Moyen Atlas (Morocco): Genetics, geography, and historical evidence in the Mediterranean peoples

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 473-487

  Harich, N ^a   Esteban, E ^a   Chafik, A ^a   Lopez Alomar, A ^a   Vona, G ^a   Moral, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN;

GENETICS; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MOROCCO; POPULATION GENETICS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALLELES; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MOROCCO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

MOROCCO;

EID: 0036030787     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460110104393     Document Type: Article

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