Mitochondrial DNA diversity in South America and the genetic history of andean highlanders

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1682-1691

  Fuselli, Silvia ^a,b   Tarazona Santos, Eduardo ^a,c,d   Dupanloup, Isabelle ^b   Soto, Alonso ^e   Luiselli, Donata ^a   Pettener, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^e Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue   (Peru)

Author keywords

Genetic structure; Native Americans; Peopling of South America

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PLEISTOCENE; SOUTH AMERICA; Y CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; MALE; MITOCHONDRION;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3343017432     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg188     Document Type: Article

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