Molecular phylogenetics employing modern and ancient DNA

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-290

  Pusch, Carsten M ^a,b   Broghammer, Martina ^a   Blin, Nikolaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Inst of Anthropol and Hum Genet   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancestors; Ancient DNA; Biomolecules; Evolution; Mitochondrion; Postmortem damage

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEIC ACID;

CADAVER; DIAGENESIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUTUROLOGY; GENE MUTATION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 0141465007     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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