Y-chromosome STR haplotypes in a population sample of the Byelorussian minority living in the northeastern Poland

Forensic Science International

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-121

  Pepinski, Witold ^a   Niemcunowicz Janica, Anna ^a   Skawronska, Malgorzata ^a   Koc Zorawska, Ewa ^a   Janica, Jerzy ^a   Soltyszewski, Ireneusz ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Central Forensic Laboratory of Police Warszawa   (Poland)

Author keywords

Byelorussian minority; Forensic genetics; Haplotypes; Population genetics; Y chromosome STRs

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BELARUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; POLAND; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0842348082     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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