Mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals diverse histories of tribal populations from India

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-264

  Cordaux, Richard ^a   Saha, Nilmani ^b   Bentley, Gillian R ^c   Aunger, Robert ^d   Sirajuddin, S M ^e   Stoneking, Mark ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Biological Anthroplogy ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Anthropological Survey of India   (India)

Author keywords

Hypervariable region 1; India; Mitochondrial DNA; Tribes

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BOTTLENECK POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE POOL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INDIA; LINGUISTICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC DRIFT; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0242500386     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200949     Document Type: Article

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