Genetic analysis of a Scytho-Siberian skeleton and its implications for ancient Central Asian migrations

Human Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-125

  Ricaut, François X ^a,b   Keyser Tracqui, C ^a   Bourgeois, J ^c   Crubezy E ^b   Ludes, B ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Altai Republic; Amelogenin; Ancient DNA; Central Asia; D13S317; D18S51; D21S11; D3S1358; D5S818; D7S820; D8S1179; FGA; Haplogroups; HVI sequence; Kizil skeleton (95 KBI 52); Migration; Molecular archeology; Scythian population; STRs; VWA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIGRATION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SKELETON;

EID: 2942631377     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2004.0025     Document Type: Article

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