Genetic characterization of APOB and D17S5 AFLP loci in a sample from the Basque Country (Northern Spain)

Human Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 491-505

  Alonso, S ^a,b   Fernandez Fernandez I ^a   Castro, A ^a   De Pancorbo, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFLP; APOB; Basque Country; D17S5; Infinite allele model; Stepwise mutation model

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN GENETICS; LINKAGE GROUP; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN;

EID: 2642600037     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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