Saami and Berbers - An unexpected mitochondrial DNA link

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 883-886

  Achilli, Alessandro ^a   Rengo, Chiara ^a   Battaglia, Vincenza ^a   Pala, Maria ^a   Olivieri, Anna ^a   Fornarino, Simona ^a   Magri, Chiara ^a   Scozzari, Rosaria ^b   Babudri, Nora ^c   Santachiara Benerecetti, A Silvana ^a   Bandelt, Hans Jürgen ^d   Semino, Ornella ^a   Torroni, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GLACIER; HAPLOTYPE; NORTH AFRICA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 20244384729     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/430073     Document Type: Article

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