Genetic ancestry tracing and the African identity: A double-edged sword?

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-158

  Rotimi, Charles N ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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ACCURACY; AFRICA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; NEGRO; NIGERIA; PEDIGREE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344552356     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8731.2003.00071.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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