Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in the Anatolian peninsula (Turkey)

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-47

  Mergen, Hatice ^a   Öner, Reyhan ^a   Öner, Cihan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatolian peninsula; Hypervariable segments; mtDNA; Sequence variation; Turkish population

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 3242744358     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02715828     Document Type: Article

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