A population genetics perspective of the Indus Valley through uniparentally-inherited markers

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 154-162

  McElreavey, K ^a   Quintana Murci, L ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Indus valley; mtDNA; Population genetics; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CHROMOSOME; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION GENETICS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MALE; PAKISTAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FOLKLORE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MALE; PAKISTAN; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDUS RIVER; WORLD;

EID: 22344443207     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460500076223     Document Type: Conference Paper

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