Mitochondrial DNA studies show asymmetrical Amerindian admixture in Afro-Colombian and Mestizo populations

Human Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-30

  Rodas, Clemencia ^a   Gelvez, Nancy ^b   Keyeux, Genoveva ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Facultad de Medicina   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Admixture; Afrocolombian; Haplogroups; Mestizo; Mitochondrial dna; Populations

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COLOMBIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037309485     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2003.0026     Document Type: Article

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