A shared Y-chromosomal heritage between Muslims and Hindus in India

Human Genetics

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 543-551

  Gutala, Ramana ^a   Carvalho Silva, Denise R ^b   Jin, Li ^c   Yngvadottir, Bryndis ^b   Avadhanula, Vasanthi ^d   Nanne, Khaja ^d   Singh, Lalji ^e   Chakraborty, Ranajit ^c   Tyler Smith, Chris ^b  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d DECCAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^e CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGYPT; GENE FLOW; GENE LOCUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MIDDLE EAST; MOROCCO; MOSLEM; PAKISTAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SRI LANKA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); Y CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

ARABS; ASIA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; ISLAM; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750555337     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0234-x     Document Type: Article

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