Population study and evaluation of 20 Y-chromosome STR loci in Germans

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-27

  Rodig, Heike ^a   Grum, Manja ^a   Grimmecke, Hans Dieter ^a  

^a Biotype AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DYS385; DYS446; DYS447; DYS448; DYS449; DYS463; DYS464; European minimal haplotype; Microvariants; Population study; SWGDAM; Y STR

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION GROUPS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33845742461     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-005-0075-5     Document Type: Article

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