Genetic diversity and relationships among the tribes of Meghalaya compared to other Indian and continental populations

Human Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 569-590

  Langstieh, B T ^a,b   Reddy, B Mohan ^b   Thangaraj, K ^c   Kumar, V ^b   Singh, Lalji ^c  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^c CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AmpFLSTR loci; D13S317; D18S5; D21S11; D3S1358; D5S181; D7S820; D8S1179; FGA; Garo population; Gene flow; Genetic homogenization; India; Khasi subtribes; Lyngngam population; Meghalaya populations; VWA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FLOW; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RACE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 13244271279     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2004.0057     Document Type: Article

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