Y-STR diversity and ethnic admixture in White and Mulatto Brazilian population samples

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-607

  Ferreira, Luzitano Brandão ^a   Mendes Jr , Celso Teixeira ^a   Wiezel, Claúdia Emília Vieira ^a   Luizon, Marcelo Rizzatti ^a   Simoes A L Aguinaldo Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Mulatto; White; Y STR

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; DNA EXTRACTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MATING; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 33751430534     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000400004     Document Type: Article

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