Indonesian mitochondrial DNA and its opposition to a pleistocene era origin of proto-Polynesians in island Southeast Asia

Human Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-188

  Cox, Murray P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic dating; HVS 1; Indonesia; Mitochondrial DNA; Polynesian motif; Polynesians; Proto Polynesians; Time to the most recent common ancestor (TMRCA); statistic

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOK ISLANDS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MIGRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; POLYNESIA; SAMOA; SOLOMON ISLANDS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 23844503261     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2005.0037     Document Type: Article

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