Y chromosome microsatellite variation in three populations of Jerba Island (Tunisia)

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 263-270

  El Khil, H Khodjet ^a   Marrakchi, R Triki ^a   Loueslati, B Yacoubi ^a   Langaney, A ^b   Fellous, M ^c   Elgaaied, A Benammar ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b MUSÉE DE L HOMME   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AFRICA; ALLELE; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEGRO; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TANDEM REPEAT; TUNISIA; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0242701179     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003480001008636     Document Type: Article

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