Genetic evidence for the phylogenetic relationship between Na-Dene and Yeniseian speakers

Human Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 743-760

  Rubicz, Rohina ^a   Melvin, Kristin L ^a   Crawford, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Kets; Na Dene; Population genetics; Yeniseian

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0037003595     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2003.0011     Document Type: Article

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