Mitochondrial DNA variation in ranked caste groups of Maharashtra (India) and its implication on genetic relationships and origins

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 443-454

  Roy, Sangita ^a   Thakur, Chitra ^b   Majumder, Partha P ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^b B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^c INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

INDIA;

EID: 0037707014     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0301446031000111410     Document Type: Article

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