Twenty nuclear DNA polymorphisms in a Moroccan population: A comparison with seven other human populations

Human Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 695-706

  Fernandez Santander A ^a   Kandil, M ^b   Luna, F ^c   Moral, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human genetic variation; North African population; Nuclear markers; RFLPS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036815661     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2002.0056     Document Type: Article

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