Human Genetic Diversity and the Nonexistence of Biological Races

Human Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 449-471

  Long, Jeffrey C ^a   Kittles, Rick A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FST; Gene identity; Race

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHIMPANZEE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0344925608     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2003.0058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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