Ancient mtDNA analysis and the origin of the Guanches

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-162

  Maca Meyer, Nicole ^a   Arnay, Matilde ^a   Rando, Juan Carlos ^a   Flores, Carlos ^a,b   González, Ana M ^a   Cabrera, Vicente M ^a   Larruga, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Admixture; aDNA; Canary Islands; Haplotypes; mtDNA; U6

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ABORIGINE; AFRICA; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SPAIN;

BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPAIN;

EID: 1342346036     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201075     Document Type: Article

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