Dissecting the genetic history of São Tomé e Príncipe: A new window from Y-chromosome biallelic markers

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-85

  Trovoada, M J ^a   Tavares, L ^b   Gusmao L ^b   Alves, C ^b   Abade, A ^c   Amorim, A ^b   Prata, M J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Admixture proportions; S oTom e Pr ncipe; S oTomean groups; Y biallelic markers

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; GENDER BIAS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME;

AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 33845241931     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2006.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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