African female heritage in Iberia: A reassessment of mtDNA lineage distribution in present times

Human Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-229

  Pereira, Luísa ^a   Cunha, Carla ^a   Alves, Cíntia ^a   Amorim, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

HVRI; HVRII; Iberia; mtDNA; North Africa; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PORTUGAL;

EID: 23844440217     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2005.0041     Document Type: Article

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