Y-chromosome diversity in Bantu and Pygmy populations from Central Africa

International Congress Series

Volumn 1288, Issue , 2006, Pages 234-236

  Berniell Lee, G ^a   Bosch, E ^a   Bertranpetit, J ^a   Comas, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bantu expansion; Human diversity; Pygmy population; STR; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645898356     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.11.110     Document Type: Article

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