Use of molecular genetics and historical records to reconstruct the history of local communities

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 2516-2519

  Benjeddou, Mongi ^a   Leat, Neil ^a   Davison, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

And mitochondrial DNA; Genetic markers; Molecular genetics; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

GENEALOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSLEM; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 33846359312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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