Genetic structure and affinities among tribal populations of southern India: A study of 24 autosomal DNA markers

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-138

  Vishwanathan, H ^a   Deepa, E ^a   Cordaux, R ^b   Stoneking, M ^b   Usha Rani, M V ^a   Majumder, P P ^c  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; LINGUISTICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDIA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 1642360857     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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