Genetic affinity among five different population groups in India reflecting a Y-chromosome gene flow

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-51

  Saha, Anjana ^a   Sharma, Swarkar ^a   Bhat, Audesh ^a   Pandit, Awadesh ^a   Bamezai, Ramesh ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Haplogroups; Indian population; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 13844292604     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-004-0219-3     Document Type: Article

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