Thomas Jefferson's Y chromosome belongs to a rare European lineage

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 584-589

  King, Turi E ^a   Bowden, Georgina R ^a   Balaresque, Patricia L ^a   Adams, Susan M ^a   Shanks, Morag E ^a   Jobling, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haplogroup K2; Thomas Jefferson; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EUROPE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; PHYLOGENY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; EUROPE; FAMOUS PERSONS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE EAST; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33947492204     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20557     Document Type: Article

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