Analysis of Y-chromosome variability and its comparison with mtDNA variability reveals different demographic histories between islands in the Azores Archipelago (Portugal)

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-144

  Montiel, Rafael ^a   Bettencourt, C ^a   Silva, C ^a   Santos, C ^b,c   Prata, M J ^d   Lima, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores islands; Binary markers; Demographic history; Haplogroups; SNP; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; PORTUGAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WESTERN EUROPE; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 14944341274     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.2004.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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